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Cryptozoology-Biblio cryPOOLgy bibLography fiCon BOks Lemons by Savage, Melissa Publisher: Crown Pub ISBN: 9781524700126 (Hardcover) Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 The Bigfoot Files by Eagar, Lindsay Publisher: Candlewick Pr ISBN: 9780763692346 (Hardcover) Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 From Lija Fisher: ______________________ The Cryptid Catcher From Roland Smith: by Fisher, Lija Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Chupacabra ISBN: 9780374305543 (Hardcover) by Smith, Roland ISBN: 9781250308528 (Paperback, Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks 8/20/19) ISBN: 9780545178181 (Paperback) Audience: Grade 3-6, Age 8-12 Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 * Recommended by the International Cryptozoology Museum Tentacles by Smith, Roland The Cryptid Keeper Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks by Fisher, Lija ISBN: 9780545178167 (Paperback Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN: 9780545166881 (Hardcover) ISBN: 9780374305567 (Hardcover, Audience: Grade 7-9, Age 12-14 08/20/19) Audience: Grade 3-6, Age 8-12 Cryptid Hunters * Recommended by the by Smith, Roland International Cryptozoology Museum Publisher: Disney-Hyperion ISBN: 9780786851621 (Paperback) ______________________ ISBN: 9781435288256 (Follett Prebind) Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 This activity was created for the middle grade novels The Cryptid Catcher and The Cryptid Keeper by Lija Fisher (FSG). 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Page: 1! cryPOOLgy bibLography fiCon BOks Non-fiCon BOks Mutation Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious by Smith, Roland Creatures That May or May Not Exist Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks by Halls, Kelly Milner/ Spears, Rick/ ISBN: 9780545081818 (Paperback) Young, Roxyanne Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 Publisher: Millbrook Pr ISBN: 9781581960495 (Hardcover) ______________________ Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 * Recommended by the From Jean Flitcroft: International Cryptozoology Museum The Chupacabra Ramblings of Teenaged by Flitcroft, Jean Cryptozoologists Publisher: Darby Creek Pub by Schneider, Colin & Houck, Tyler ISBN: 9781467732659 (Library) Publisher: lulu.com ISBN: 9781467734837 (Paperback, POS) ISBN: 9780359024315 (Paperback) Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 Audience: Age 12+ * Recommended by the The Pacific Giants International Cryptozoology Museum by Flitcroft, Jean The Cryptozoology A to Z: The Publisher: Darby Creek Pub Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, ISBN: 9781467732666 (Library) Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other ISBN: 9781467734851 (Paperback) Authentic Mysteries of Nature Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 by Coleman, Loren/ Clark, Jerome Publisher: Touchstone Books The Loch Ness Monster ISBN: 9780684856025 (Paperback) by Flitcroft, Jean ISBN: 9781439564776 (Follettbound) Publisher: Darby Creek Pub Audience: Adult, but read by 10+ ISBN: 9781467726023 (Library -OP) * Recommended by the International ISBN: 9781467734813 (Paperback) Cryptozoology Museum Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 * 2001 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults List by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and American Library Association (ALA) This activity was created for the middle grade novels The Cryptid Catcher and The Cryptid Keeper by Lija Fisher (FSG). It was made in partnership with the International Cryptozoology Museum. Page: 2! cryPOOLgy bibLography Encountering Chupacabra Non-fiCon BOks and Other Cryptids by Peterson, Megan Cooley/ Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Stevens, Matt Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Publisher: Capstone Pr Creepiest Creatures ISBN: 9781491402429 by Coleman, Loren Publish Status: Publisher: Gallery Books Audience: Grade 3-4, Age 8-9 ISBN: 9781416527367 (Paperback) Publish Status: Giant Anaconda and Other Cryptids: Fact or Fiction? Audience: Adult, but read by 10+ by Emmer, Rick * Recommended by the International Cryptozoology Museum Publisher: Chelsea House Pub ISBN: 9780791097823 (Library) Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and Publish Status: Unexplained Creatures Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 by Bougie, Matt Publisher: Cavendish Square ______________________ ISBN: 9781502628473 (Library) Audience: Grade 7-9, Age 12-14 Series: Cryptozoologist's Guide to Curious Creatures Investigating Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, and Other Cryptids El Chupacabra the Bloodsucker and by Niver, Heather Moore Other Legendary Creatures of Latin America Publisher: Britannica Educational Pub ISBN: 9781680485721 (Library) By Boutland, Craig ISBN: 9781680485783 (Paperback) Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub Mythology Audience: Grade 4-6, Age ISBN: 9781538226988 (Library) 9-11 ISBN: 9781538226995 (Paperback) Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 In Search of Sasquatch by Halls, Kelly Milner Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780547257617 (Hardcover) Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 This activity was created for the middle grade novels The Cryptid Catcher and The Cryptid Keeper by Lija Fisher (FSG). It was made in partnership with the International Cryptozoology Museum. Page: 3! cryPOOLgy bibLography Gashadokuro the Giant Skeleton and Non-fiCon BOks Other Legendary Creatures of Japan by Boutland, Craig Anansi the Talking Spider and Other Legendary Creatures of Africa Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub by Boutland, Craig ISBN: 9781538227145 (Library) Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub ISBN: 9781538227152 (Paperback) ISBN: 9781538227060 (Library) Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 ISBN: 9781538227077 (Paperback) Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 fiEd GuidE Dullahan the Headless Horseman and Sasquatch, Yeti and Other Wildmen of Other Legendary Creatures of Ireland the World: A Field Guide to Relict by Boutland, Craig Hominoids Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub By Dr. Jeff Meldrum ISBN: 9781538227107 (Library) Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications ISBN: 9781538227114 (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9781937196547 (Laminated 12- Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 Page Pamphlet) Audience: General Adult, but read by Baba Yaga the Witch and Other 10+ Legendary Creatures of Russia * Recommended by the by Boutland, Craig International Cryptozoology Museum Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub ISBN: 9781538227022 (Library) Sasquatch Field Guide: Identifying, ISBN: 9781538227039 (Paperback) Tracking and Sighting North America’s Relict Hominoid Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 By Dr. Jeff Meldrum Bigfoot the Hairy Beast and Other Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications Legendary Creatures of North America ISBN-13: 9781937196950 (Laminated 10- by Boutland, Craig Page Pamphlet) Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub Audience: General Adult, but read by ISBN: 781538226940 (Library) 10+ ISBN: 9781538226957(Paperback) * Recommended by the Audience: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 International Cryptozoology Museum This activity was created for the middle grade novels The Cryptid Catcher and The Cryptid Keeper by Lija Fisher (FSG). It was made in partnership with the International Cryptozoology Museum. Page: 4! cryPOOLgy bibLography fiEd GuidE http://tylerscryptozoo.blogspot.com/ * Recommended by the The Field Guide to Lake Monsters, Sea International Cryptozoology Museum Serpents and Other Mystery Denizens of the Deep Cryptomundo By Loren Coleman & Patrick Huyghe The adventures, treks, theories, and Publisher: TarcherPerigee wisdom of some of the most respected ISBN-13: 97815854225240 (Paperback) leaders in the field of Cryptozoology. Audience: General Adult, but read by This is a place for all ages. 10+ https://cryptomundo.com/ * Recommended by the * Recommended by the International Cryptozoology Museum International Cryptozoology Museum Cryptozoonews WE REourcE Cryptozoology news from International Cryptozoology Museum founders and The International Cryptozoology author Loren Coleman. Museum has as its primary mission to http://www.cryptozoonews.com/ educate, inform, and share crypto- * Recommended by the International Cryptozoology Museum zoological evidence, artifacts, replicas, and popular cultural items with the general public, media, students, scholars, documETriE and cryptozoologists from around the Small Town Monsters world. http://cryptozoologymuseum.com/ An independent film series exploring lost * Recommended by the and bizarre history around the United International Cryptozoology Museum States. Focusing on small town folklore, the production team tells stories through Tyler's Cryptozoo the words and experiences of those who Blog of cryptozoologist Tyler Houck, were most affected by them - residents author and one of the world's youngest and witnesses. Cryptid researchers. Co-director of the https://www.smalltownmonsters.com/ CFZ's Next Generation Initiative. 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