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Meet the snoligoster, who feeds on the shadows of its victims. The whirling whimpus, who once laid low an entire Boy Scout troop. And the hoop snake, who can chase prey at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and then, with one sting of its venomous tail, cause it to turn purple, swell up, and—alas—die. These and 17 other fearsome creatures are among the most fantastical beasts in American folklore. Their stories, as narrated by one of the last surviving cryptozoologists, are best enjoyed while sitting around a campfire. If you dare.

Have you ever heard of the bloodthirsty Hodag? The Whirling Whimpus? Or the terrible cry of the Californian Dingmaul?This is a field-guide to fearsome critters: the fantastic beasts of the North American deserts, mountains and lumber-regions.Impossible though they may seem, these beasts have been sighted, written of, and even photographed. When your parents told you that monsters don't exist, they were wrong.This tome is a well-researched, comprehensive, illustrated guide to thirty-six fearsome critters by young cryptozoologist Alec Anderson. Paperback edition contains 30 bonus illustrations!

A wildly entertaining novel about a young man who discovers that he is part of a secret society of immortal were-creatures bent on hunting one another into extinction. Illustrations.

Brief text and illustrations introduce such strange creatures from American folklore as the snawfus, billdad, lufferlang, and tripodero.

This high-interest Social Studies title is one of the 4 titles sold in a Book Pack as a part of the Tony Stead Independent Reading Pirates Theme Set.