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A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTIONDo you believe everything you read in the newspaper?Early in August 1937, a news flash came: a sea monster had been spotted lurking off the shore of Nantucket Island. Historically, the Massachusetts island had served as port for whaling ships. Eyewitnesses swore this wasn't a whale, but some new, fearsome creature. As eyewitness account piled up, newspaper stories of the sea monster spread quickly. Across the nation, people shivered in fear.Then, footprints were found on a Nantucket beach. Photographs were sent to prominent biologists for their opinion. Discussion swirled about raising a hunting party. On August 18, news spread across the island: the sea monster had been captured. Islanders ran to the beach and couldn't believe their eyes.
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Children's book author and indie publisher Darcy Pattison writes award-winning fiction and non-fiction books for children. Her works have received starred PW, Kirkus, and BCCB reviews. Awards include the Irma Black Honor award, five NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, Eureka! Nonfiction Honor book, two Junior Library Guild selections, two NCTE Notable Children's Book in Language Arts, and a 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Books. She's the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor's Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children's literature.Pattison grew up in the mountains of New Mexico where she helped her brothers catch spiders and insects for their collection, tried to corral horny toads, side-stepped rattlesnakes, and climbed the Continental Divide. She loves to write about wildlife, science fiction, and the kittens of KittyTube.WRITING TEACHER:In 1999, she created the Novel Revision Retreat, which she now teaches across the nation. For more, see http://www.darcypattison.com/speaking/ Books about how-to write include: START YOUR NOVEL: Six Winning Steps Toward a Compelling Opening Line, Scene and Chapter NOVEL METAMORPHOSIS: Uncommon Ways to Revise THE BOOK TRAILER MANUAL HOW TO WRITE A CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER NOVELCHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR:Translated into ten languages, her books have been recognized for excellence by starred reviews, Book of the Year awards, state award lists and more. She is the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor's Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children's literature. Titles include:NONFICTIONMoment in Science series ECLIPSE: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein's Theory of General Relativity POLLEN: Darwin's 130-Year Prediction **Fall 2019 Junior Library Guild selection** CLANG: Ernst Chladni's Sound Experiments **2019 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book BURN: Michael Faraday's Candle EROSION: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Stopped the Dust Bowl **2021 NCSS Notable Social Studies Book**Another Extraordinary Animal series ROSIE THE RIBETER: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County NEFERTITI, THE SPIDERNAUT: The Jumping Spider Who Learned to Hunt in Space **2017 NSTA Oustanding Science Trade Book** ABAYOMI, THE BRAZILIAN PUMA: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub **2015 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book** WISDOM THE ALBATROSS: SURVIVING THE JAPANESE TSUNAMI **Starred PW Review**Other Nonfiction THE NANTUCKET SEA MONSTER: A Fake News Story **Fall 2017 Junior Library Guild selection**, 2018 NCTE Notable Children's Book in Language Arts DESERT BATHS **2013 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book** KENTUCKY BASKETBALL (America's Winningest Teams) PRAIRIE STORMS A LITTLE BIT OF DINOSAUR, co-written with Elleen Hutcheson, Starred Kirkus ReviewFICTIONTHE KITTYTUBERS SERIES WHEN KITTENS GO VIRAL THE KITTEN STARS KITTYWOOD THE BLUE
