Sea Monsters And Flying Monsters

With the right folds, a simple piece of paper can become a magnificent monster. Each exciting project in this book features an incredible creature, whether it's known for soaring through the sky or swimming in the sea. Readers follow along with step-by-step instructions to learn the skills of the Japanese art of paper folding, also known as origami. Colorful images correlate closely with the accessible text, aiding in readers' understanding of each exciting activity.

With the right folds, a simple piece of paper can become a magnificent monster. Each exciting project in this book features an incredible creature, whether it's known for soaring through the sky or swimming in the sea. Readers follow along with step-by-step instructions to learn the skills of the Japanese art of paper folding, also known as origami. Colorful images correlate closely with the accessible text, aiding in readers' understanding of each exciting activity.

Flying monsters: Set off on an imaginary thrill-ride to a hidden island of ancient winged terrors. You will need nerves of steel and quick reactions to avoid the snapping jaws of pteranodons and dino-birds.

The masters of sky and sea confront each other in this monstrous battle. Few beasts can match the power of a fire breathing dragon. But huge sea monsters are also fearsome forces of nature. Discover the weapons and abilities of these mighty beasts, and then get ready for a fiery, head to head fight.

Sea Monsters introduces you to one of the world's most popular legendary creatures. Learn where and why these legends began, how they are reflected in different cultures, and how they are understood today. Complete with well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

While often confused as dinosaurs, prehistoric reptiles that could fly (pterosaurs) and swim (plesiosaurs) are distinct from land-dwelling dinosaurs. This book highlights the unique characteristics of these flying and sea-dwelling creatures, demonstrating the diversity and adaptability of prehistoric reptiles. Scientists have learned how the structure of pterosaurs' wings allowed them to take flight and how some plesiosaurs came ashore to lay eggs while others gave birth to live young. Colorful images and fun facts will fascinate young readers.

There are monsters all over the place if you look carefully. Some stomp on the ground while others fly through the air, swim in the ocean or rocket through space. In this colorful punch-out book, kids can assemble four different creatures: a tentacled sea monster, a three-eyed scary monster, a winged flying monster, and an alien with UFO. The book remains intact when the model pieces are detached.

The mythic creature expert and author of Phoenix takes readers through a bestiary of sea monsters featured on the famous 16th century map Carta Marina. In the sixteenth century, sea serpents, giant man-eating lobsters, and other monsters were thought to swim the waters of Norther Europe, threatening seafarers who ventured too far from shore. Thankfully, Scandinavian mariners had Olaus Magnus, who in 1539 charted these fantastic marine animals in his influential map of the Nordic countries, the Carta Marina. In Sea Monsters, mythologist Joseph Nigg brings readers face-to-face with these creatures and other magnificent components of Magnus’s map. Nearly two meters wide in total, the map’s nine wood-block panels comprise the largest and first realistic portrayal of the region. But in addition to its important geographic significance, Magnus’s map goes beyond cartography to scenes both domestic and mystic. Close to shore, Magnus shows humans interacting with common sea life—boats struggling to stay afloat, merchants trading, children swimming, and fisherman pulling lines. But from the offshore deeps rise some of the most terrifying sea creatures imaginable—like sea swine, whales as large as islands, and the Kraken. In this book, Nigg draws on Magnus’s own text to further describe and illuminate these inventive scenes and to flesh out the stories of the monsters. Sea Monsters is a stunning tour of a world that still holds many secrets for us land dwellers, who will forever be fascinated by reports of giant squid and the real-life creatures of the deep that have proven to be as bizarre and otherworldly as we have imagined for centuries. It is a gorgeous guide for enthusiasts of maps, monsters, and the mythic. “[A] beautiful new exploration of the Carta Marina.”—Wired