title: Monsters and Water Beasts: Creatures of Fact or Fiction?
author:  Karen Miller 
description: Is there truth in the reports of strange animals unknown to science? Miller opens and closes this book on legendary creatures with the 2002 discovery of the giant squid, which may have inspired reports of sea serpents for thousands of years. Each chapter discusses one rumored beast, among them Bigfoot, the Big Bird of Texas, hoop snakes, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, the sea maiden of Biloxi, the sea serpent of Gloucester, and the Cadborosaurus (the last two are, respectively, British Columbian and Maine water beasts). The emphasis is on North American creatures, but others are mentioned as well. Handsomely designed, the book features full-page and smaller chapter-head paintings that depict the creatures as kindly rather than terrifying, echoing the even, nonsensational tone of the text. <i>Carolyn Phelan</i><br /><i>Copyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
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  # Mister Monster
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Desiree Lafawn
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 by Desiree Lafawn and Cocky Hero Club, Inc.
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
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  This book is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and
  incidents are products of the authors’ imaginations. Any resemblance to actual
  persons, things, living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  Editor: Tammy Farrell
  
  
  Proofreading by: Darlene Tallman
  
  
  Cover Design: Tracie Douglas, Dark Water Covers
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Introduction](part0003.html#2RHM0-18dfd3baade844fca7