Here there be monsters the legendary kraken and the giant squid
Examines the connections between old myths about the kraken--a Scandinavian sea monster--and modern scientific study of the giant squid, and explores representations of the creature in film and literature.
| Main Author: | Newquist, H. P. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boston :
Houghton Mifflin,
2010.
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| Summary: |
Examines the connections between old myths about the kraken--a Scandinavian sea monster--and modern scientific study of the giant squid, and explores representations of the creature in film and literature. |
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| Physical Description: |
73 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780547076782 : 0547076789 : |
| Author Notes: |
HP Newquist writes about all kinds of things, from human brains and giant squids to monsters and music. For this book, he traveled all the way to Australia to view a frozen giant squid and then handled Architeuthis arms at Yale University. Despite his best efforts, he has never seen a live giant squid. Or any other monster, for that matter. |