Mysterious Creatures [2 volumes]

Mysterious Creatures [2 volumes]
Title Mysterious Creatures [2 volumes] PDF eBook
Author George M. Eberhart
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 772
Release 2002-12-17
Genre Science
ISBN 1576077640

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A comprehensive guide to cryptozoology—the quest to identify animals that have not been officially catalogued by science and to place these unknown animals into their proper zoological categories. In this fascinating two-volume encyclopedia, author George M. Eberhart provides a comprehensive catalog of nearly 1,000 cryptids—unknown animals usually reported through eyewitness accounts and not yet described by science. Cryptids are the stuff of folklore, hoaxes, and genuine scientific breakthroughs. There are 400 now-classified cryptids once considered either extinct or pure fantasy. The cryptozoologist's job is to strip away the myth, misidentification, and mystery—and separate fact from fiction. Mysterious Creatures covers everything from dinosaurs and the emala-ntouka, an elephant-killing dinosaur-like animal of central Africa, to searches for the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, and other cryptozoological hoaxes. Entries about specific animals include the derivation or meaning of each cryptid's name, its scientific name, variant names, a physical description, behavior, description of tracks, habitat, significant sightings, present status, and possible explanations. Illustrations and photographs accompany many entries. The book also includes resources and references for further information.

Eels

Eels
Title Eels PDF eBook
Author James Prosek
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 241
Release 2010-09-21
Genre Nature
ISBN 0062008811

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“Eels [is] more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself. . . . [Prosek] passes on the truth that the often disdained eel, like all migratory fish, is vital and mysterious and worthy of our full effort to bring it back.” — New York Times Book Review “A wonderful account of far-flung travels in pursuit of the secrets of the earth’s most mysterious fish. . . . Fascinating and beautifully rendered.” — Peter Matthiessen Famous for his deeply informed, compulsively readable books on trout, James Prosek (whom the New York Times has called “the Audubon of the fishing world”) takes on nature’s quirkiest and most enigmatic fish: the eel. Fans of Mark Kurlansky’s Cod and The Big Oyster or Trevor Corson’s The Secret Life of Lobsters will love Prosek’s probing exploration of the hidden deep-water dwellers. With characteristically captivating prose and lavish illustrations, Prosek demystifies the eel’s unique biology and bizarre mating routines, and illuminates the animal’s varied roles in the folklore, cuisine, and commerce of a variety of cultures.

Monsters of West Virginia

Monsters of West Virginia
Title Monsters of West Virginia PDF eBook
Author Visionary Living, Inc.
Publisher Stackpole Books
Pages 144
Release 2012-03-01
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 0811745775

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Find out about the bizarre creatures that live in West Virginia.

Strange Creatures

Strange Creatures
Title Strange Creatures PDF eBook
Author Pauline Cartwright
Publisher Learning Media Ltd
Pages 36
Release 1999
Genre Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN 9780478230833

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"Stop!" cried Tarek. "Remember the rule! Never touch plants or creatures until we have scanned them." He pulled Zimm's hand away, but it was too late. Suggested level: primary.

The Medallion of Auratus

The Medallion of Auratus
Title The Medallion of Auratus PDF eBook
Author Carolyn Enting
Publisher
Pages 313
Release 2014
Genre
ISBN 9780473229368

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When Sam's mother become sick with a mystery illness, he is sent to The Bay to stay with his bullying cousins indefinitely. Sam's life changes dramatically when he finds a gold medallion at the beach, and he's plunged into a realm that he had only imagined existed in legends.

Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori

Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori
Title Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori PDF eBook
Author James Cowan
Publisher
Pages 206
Release 1925
Genre Fairies
ISBN

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After Dark

After Dark
Title After Dark PDF eBook
Author Annette Lees
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2021
Genre Natural areas
ISBN 9781988550268

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"In After Dark Annette Lees walks us into the nights of Aotearoa. In the company of bats, owls, moths and seabirds, she guides us from dusk to dawn with fascinating night stories: tales of war stealth and ghosts; nights lit by candles and lighthouses; night surfing, fishing, diving and skiing; mountain walking and night navigation on ocean voyaging waka"--Publisher's website.