Giant Squid: Searching for a Sea Monster by Mary Cerullo
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Giant Squid by Mary M. Gerullo and Clyde F. E. Roper Possible Topics: Humboldt Squid, Giant Squid, Strange Sea Life, Sea Monsters, Kraken. Books Author Title/Publisher Grad Comments ISBN/Publication Date e Leve ls
Wellcoms, Kraken: the Curious, Exciting & 4-6 Story of kraken and other sea creatures told by 978-0-8109-8465-3 Wendy Slightly Disturbing Science of scientists who study them. 2011 Squid Abrams Image Newquist, Here There Be Monsters: the 6+ Explores the mystery of the Giant Squid -myths 978-0-547-07678-2 H.P. Legendary Graken and Giant and realities 2010 Squid Houghton Mifflin Verne, 20,0000 Leagues Under the Sea 6+ The classic: hunting the sea monster. 978-0-7587-7973-1 Jules Bantam Classics 1870, p2003 Verne, 20,0000 Leagues Under the Sea 3-6 The classic: hunting the sea monster. 978-1-60340-037-4 Jules Great Illustrated Classics 2008 Baronet Books Delano, Sea Monsters: Prehistoric 4-6 Relive the wonder of Sea Monsters, National 978-1-42630-162-9 Marfe Adventure Geographic's 3-D large format film, and learn more 2007 Ferguson National Geographic about these weird prehistoric creatures of the deep. Osborne, Magic Treehouse: Dark Day in 2-5 " Eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, 978-0-375-83732-6 Mary Pope the Deep Sea Annie, learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of 2008 Random House its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.
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NOAA **http://thecephalopodpage.org 6+ Numerous sea creatures, videos, National Oceanic & ** images, articles, lessons, conferences, Atmospheric Sub: invertibrates many illustrations. Admin MBARI NEWS **http://mbari.org-Squids** 5-6 Deep sea squid with tentacles that Monterey Bay Aqua Aug. 30, 2013 “swim” on their own to capture food. Research Institute Creatures of the Deep **http://seasky.org/deep- 4-6 Simulation of underwater sub, uses Sea and Sky Sea Colossal Squid sea/giantsquid.html** sonar, moveable mouse some ads- COOL!. Creatures of the Deep **http;//seasky.org/deep- 4-6 Animation of bioluminescence Sea and Sky Sea- Bioluminescence sea/biolumiscence.html** chemistry (occurs when certain chemicals are mixed together. The Celephalopod **http://www.thecephalopodpag 6 Videos, images, and articles and news James Woods, Page e.org/** about invertebrates. Associate Director, Waikiki Aquarium National Geographic **http://kids.nationalgeographic 3-6 Great facts in accessible text and National Geographic Kids .com/kids/animals/creaturefeat super pictures. ure/giant-squid/**