What prehistoric monsters lurked in the deep oceans long ago? Are there other lake monsters like Nessie? Fascinate your child with Sea Monsters.
Children love to learn about the monsters that lurk in the deep blue and Sea Monsters by Stephen Cumbaa (Kids Can Press, ISBN-10: 1-55337-559-9) will ignite their imagination. Whether the wet and slithery monsters come from legends, prehistoric times, or today’s watery depths, Sea Monsters will keep your child glued to the pages.
First, children will consider what it must be like being a monster. Wouldn’t it be fun to frighten a boatload of tourists? Would being a famous sea monster be worth the price of having adventurers try to hunt you down? There’s just so much to consider.
The sea monsters of legends are truly fascinating. For instance, there are the kraken and the devilfish. There have been numerous sightings but are they actually real sea creatures?
In the chapter on Ancient Monsters, children will get to learn about some amazing sea creatures. For example, there’s the ichthyosaurs with heads as big a minivans and eyes that were larger than dinner plates. There were also the plesiosaurs, such as the pliosaurs, who would eat sharks for dinner. But of all the sea creatures listed in this section, the dunkleosteus ranks as one of the scariest. Having lives 370 million years ago, the dunkleosteus had a hinged jaw that would let it swallow a whole shark!
The Monster Chompers chapter covers ancient crocs and the mega tooth sharks. These are two creatures you would not want in your swimming pool. The Deinosuchus, a giant croc from North America, not only weighed more than a Tyrannosaurus, it had the strongest jaws of any animal that has ever lived. A Carcharocles megalodon, a mega tooth shark, not only weighed more than a Tyrannosaurus but it could easily fit the Tyrannosaurus’ head inside its monstrous mouth.
How about the deep-sea creatures alive today? Well, there is the sturgeon that will eat almost everything it comes across including tin cans. There is also the beautifully stunning orca that can eat whales and sharks. There is also the manta ray, weighing as much as an elephant, which can leap out of the water and crush small boats.
Finally, there are the lake monsters such as Nessie, Champ, and Ogopogo. Is it possible that they are they real? Or are sightings just a trick of the light?
Sea Monsters is an incredible picture book that inspires the imagination of children and is a great book to take along on family outings at the lake or seashore, for obvious reasons.
