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Cryptozoology (n.) The search for and study of animals, whose existence or survival is unsubstantiated or in dispute, such as Sasquatch, the Loch Ness Monster, fish with human hands, the Yeti, the Thunderbird, the Ape-Man Monster of Tennessee, and the 'Thing' at Dutchman's Rig. For three decades, when American men had questions about the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, and other weird beasts from the strange world of cryptozoology, they found...
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Explore an extraordinary adventure through the fascinating realms of mythology with "Mythology for Kids." From A to Z, explore an enchanting collection that transports young readers to a vibrant world filled with legendary wonders.Take a look at a wide range of mythological creatures that have captivated numerous societies around the world. Learn about dragons, vampires, unicorns, goblins, mermaids and much more!"Mythology for Kids" is a captivating...
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Explore an extraordinary adventure through the fascinating realms of mythology with "Mythology for Kids." Volume 2! From A to Z, explore an enchanting collection that transports young readers to a vibrant world filled with legendary wonders.Take a look at a wide range of mythological creatures that have captivated numerous societies around the world. Learn about Adze, Bunyip. Chimera, Glawackus, Keiju, Mami Wata, and much more!"Mythology for Kids"...
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Cryptozoology: Could Unexplained Creatures Be Real? Readers will examine the history of Cryptozoology, Bigfoot, Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster and more before deciding for themselves! Table of contents, fun facts, a glossary, and an index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Beyond Invention volume 2
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A sea serpent in the Pacific Northwest- Caborosaurus, Sasquatch and supposedly extinct Tasmanian Tiger in Australia are investigated using the latest in hi tech equipment.
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The Loch Ness Monster, bigfoot and the yeti have long held a fascination for people the world over. Debates about their actual existence or what they might really be have continued for decades, if not centuries. Known also as cryptids, they have spawned a body of research known as cryptozoology. This entertaining book looks at the evidence of these mysterious monsters and others and explores what they might really be (if they exist at all), why they...
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356 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.
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Alexander Price is a member of a cryptozoological lineage that spans generations and it's his job to act as a buffer between the human and cryptid worlds -- not an easy task when you're dealing with women who have snakes in place of hair, little girls who may actually be cobras, and brilliant, beautiful Australian zookeepers. And then there's the matter of the murders. Alex thought he was choosing the easier career when he decided to specialize in...
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xvi, 411 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Loxton and Prothero complete an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on demonstrably false phenomena, presenting both the arguments for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience perpetuating their myths.
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47 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 x 29 ncm
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"Sasquatch, also known as Bigfoot, is considered a cryptid--a creature of cryptozoology. What is cryptozoology? According to author and cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, it is the study of creatures not formally recognized by traditional science. It is the quest to understand eyewitness observations that simply cannot be proven via ordinary channels. Coined by French-born zoologist Dr. Bernard Heuvelmans in the 1960s, the term "cryptozoology" is based...
11) Cryptozoo
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Cryptozookeepers move through a hallucinatory world as they struggle to capture a baku (a legendary dream-eating hybrid creature) and begin to wonder if they should display these rare beasts in the confines of a zoo or if these mythical creatures should remain hidden and unknown.
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352 pages ; 17 cm.
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"Alexander Price has survived gorgons, basilisks, and his own family -- no small feat, considering that his family includes two telepaths, a reanimated corpse, and a colony of talking, pantheistic mice. Still, he's starting to feel like he's got the hang of things ... at least until his girlfriend, Shelby Tanner, shows up asking pointed questions about werewolves and the state of his passport. From there, it's just a hop, skip, and a jump to Australia,...
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"A guide to cryptids of the United States and the local communities that celebrate them"--
From the infamous Jersey Devil to the obscure Snallygaster, Ocker uncovers the bizarre stories of creatures from all fifty states. He investigates the ways in which communities embrace and celebrate their local cryptids, creating a fascinating tour through American folklore and history. In exploring the stories we tell about monsters, he examines what those...
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437 pages : genealogical table ; 18 cm.
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"Sarah Zellaby has always been in an interesting position. Adopted into the Price family at a young age, she's never been able to escape the biological reality of her origins: she's a cuckoo, a telepathic ambush predator closer akin to a parasitic wasp than a human being. Friend, cousin, mathematician; it's never been enough to dispel the fear that one day, nature will win out over nurture, and everything will change. Maybe that time has finally...
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2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
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x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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Cryptozoology is the study of mysterious creatures that fall between the realm of real and imaginary on the scientific spectrum. Cryptid Creatures: A Field Guide offers a closer look at fifty of these amazing creatures, examining the best possible evidence for each, including scientific papers, magazine and newspaper articles, and credible eyewitness accounts. The fifty cryptids are arranged in order alphabetically, and in addition to speculative...
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215 pages ; 22 cm.
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"The Big Book of Cryptid Trivia will satisfy all your curiosities about other-worldly critters, from famous beasties like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, or Sasquatch and Nessie, to creatures you have never heard of. These fantastic beings are called cryptids: animals that some think exist but for which there is no concrete scientific evidence."--Back cover.
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433 pages : genealogical table ; 18 cm.
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"Just when Sarah Zellaby, adopted Price cousin and telepathic ambush predator, thought that things couldn't get worse, she's had to go and prove herself wrong. After being kidnapped and manipulated by her birth family, she has undergone a transformation called an instar, reaching back to her Apocritic origins to metamorphize. While externally the same, she is internally much more powerful, and much more difficult to control.Even by herself. After...
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342 pages : genealogical tables ; 21 cm.
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"It's been fifty years since the crossroads caused the disappearance of Thomas Price and his wife, Alice, has been trying to find him and bring him home ever since, despite the increasing probability that he's no longer alive for her to find. Now that the crossroads have been destroyed, she's redoubling her efforts. It's time to bring him home, dead or alive."--
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ix, 134 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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"A mysterious snake that grew to frightening proportions; a slimy, clawed, green-scaled beast that terrorized swimmers from the bottom of a lake; two enormous birds that tried to prey upon farm animals--and children; the Midwest's history includes several unimaginable encounters with legendary creatures. This collection of "ghost stories" presents the freakiest, most surprising tales of monsters in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,...
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