Megamouth! (Weird New Science)

By James Stazzer

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190261836X
• ISBN13: 9781902618364
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Element Books Ltd
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.3" x 5.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Fun introduction to cryptozoology for very young kids

The author has linked various stories to give an overview to children about new animal discoveries and cryptozoology. Unfortunately, the author doesn't quite understand what cz is when "turning over stones" to look for lizards is mentioned as the number one example of what a cryptozoologist would do, and new vent animals are said to be what cryptozoologists are after. (Most cryptozoologists look for large animals mentioned in the local and native lore.) Some of it flows well, and kids probably will find it intriguing, being a nice first step for those looking to be challenged a bit more by their next cryptozoological text. It was truly unfortunate to see the old "Hollywood hoax" presented as fact for the Bigfoot Patterson Film, and included in a chapter on hoaxes. The book has a few problems but kids will love it. The publisher seems to have been afraid to use a better title. Megamouth does not describe what this book is really about.Still, I recommend this paperback for your child or your cryptozoological library.Loren ColemanCryptozoology A to Z (Simon and Schuster 1999)The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide (Avon 1999)