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The giant squid is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide beyond reach deep within the sea, forcing scientists to piece together their story from those clues they leave behind. An injured whale's ring-shaped scars indicate an encounter with a giant squid. A piece of beak broken off in the whale's belly; a flash of ink dispersed as a blinding defense to allow the squid to escape-- these fragments of proof were all we had . . . until a giant squid was finally filmed in its natural habitat only two years ago. In this beautiful and clever nonfiction picture book about the giant squid, Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann explore, both visually and poetically, this hidden creature's mysterious life. A Neal Porter Book
Talk about a BIG catch! The 25-foot squid hauled in by a fishing boat off the coast of New Zealand in December 1997 was one of the most amazing stories of that year! Here's a fascinating look at the giant squid, cephalopods in general, and the implications of this extra-ordinary discovery--written in conjunction with The American Museum of Natural History.
Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the giant squid down in the deep sea with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 3: Giant Squid will introduce kids to giant squid—including fun facts about why people used to believe these creatures were sea monsters, what they eat, and their extraordinary three-part bodies— and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. - Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 3 and 4 reading skills. - Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as deep-sea creatures, ocean life, and animals. - Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 3 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts about exciting topics, and motivate children to improve their nonfiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 8 to 10 (Grades 3 and 4) who are newly independent readers ready to advance.
Super Suckers by James A. Cosgrove,Neil Glenn McDaniel Pdf
Super Suckers is the culmination of over forty years of undersea photography and groundbreaking research about the largest known octopus species in the world, the giant Pacific octopus. Cosgrove and McDaniel present previously unpublished biological behavior and a startling collection of octopus myths, legends, and anecdotes from aquarists and divers of the pacific coast.
Author : Matthew Gavin Frank Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company Page : 192 pages File Size : 47,8 Mb Release : 2014-07-07 Category : Nature ISBN : 9780871402899
Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer by Matthew Gavin Frank Pdf
Memory, mythology, and obsession collide in this “slyly charming” (New York Times Book Review) account of the giant squid. In 1874, Moses Harvey—eccentric Newfoundland reverend and amateur naturalist—was the first person to photograph the near-mythic giant squid, draping it over his shower curtain rod to display its magnitude. In Preparing the Ghost, what begins as Harvey’s story becomes spectacularly “slippery and many-armed” (NewYorker.com) as Matthew Gavin Frank winds his narrative tentacles around history, creative nonfiction, science, memoir, and meditations about the interrelated nature of them all. In his full-hearted, lyrical style, Frank weaves in playful forays about his trip to Harvey’s Newfoundland home, his own childhood and family history, and a catalog of peculiar facts that recall Melville ’s story of obsession with another deep-sea dwelling leviathan. “Totally original and haunting” (Flavorwire), Preparing the Ghost is a delightfully unpredictable inquiry into the big, beautiful human impulse to obsess.
They have magical, rhythmic, rhyming text so students will want to read and re-read them over and over. For teachers, a different teaching focus is suggested for each day: - Day 1: Comprehension - Day 2: Vocabulary - Day 3: Flow/Phrasing/Fluency - Day 4: Phonic Knowledge, Phonemic Awareness - Day 5: Oral, Written and Visual Language The FOCUS PANEL provides prompts to support each focus. 1 copy of 1 Big Book.
The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture by Otto Latva Pdf
This book builds upon the extensive study of the historical relationship between sea animals and humans in transatlantic culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It exposes the present understanding of the human relationship with the giant squid not only as too simplistic but also as historically inaccurate. For instance, it redefines the earlier understanding that humans and especially seafarers have understood giant squid as horror-evoking and ugly creatures since the dawn of history and explains the origins of mythical sea monsters such as the Kraken. The book is, however, more than a critical response to previous work. It will point out that animals such as cephalopods, which have largely been defined in biological contexts in recent times, have a fascinating and multivariate past, entangled with the history of humans in many remarkable ways. Hence, this book is not just about perceptions of giant-sized squid or cephalopods, but a historical inquiry into the transatlantic culture from the late eighteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. It will provide new knowledge about the history of mollusc studies, seafaring culture and more broadly of the relationship between humans and animals during the period.
One can change its color and texture; the other has tooth-like structures in each sucker; and both have beak-like mouths. With this book’s concise anatomy breakdowns, wealth of detailed information, and array of impressive underwater photographs, readers will become familiar with the similarities and differences between the giant squid and octopus.
The Octonauts and the Giant Squid by Simon & Schuster UK Pdf
The Octonautsfollows a team of adventure heroes who dive right into action whenever there is trouble under the sea. In a fleet of amazing aquatic vehicles, the Octonauts explore incredible new underwater worlds, rescue wonderful sea creatures, and often save the day before returning safely home to the Octopod. Under the leadership of Captain Barnacles Bear, closely flanked by Lieutenant Kwazii Cat and Medic Peso Penguin, the Octonauts are always ready to embark on an exciting new mission! The Octonauts and the Giant Squid When a huge sea monster attacks the GUP-A, Professor Inkling wades in. He thinks the monster is his long-lost cousin Irving crying out for help! Now it's all hands on deck in the hunt for the super-sized giant squid. Octonauts, let's do this!
Obtaining a book that could change him, a fatty began a new chapter in his life. All sorts of vampires, werewolves, Abyss Lords, ancient Evil Gods, and even the living female corpses of the Three Kingdoms' era would appear. What awaited the end was a showdown at the end of the century.
A gripping examination of invasive species' impact. Super species are the phenomenally successful invasive life-forms that are dominating ecosystems. These animals, plants and microbes have spread far from their native habitats, most often as a result of human activities. The key to super species' success is their ability to adapt quickly. Super species may be unusually aggressive, difficult to kill, unfazed by the presence and activity of humans, capable of astonishingly rapid rates of growth and reproduction, exceptionally tolerant of pollution or, in many cases, all of the above! Author Garry Hamilton profiles the 20 super species that are having the greatest impact in our world today, including: Feral pigs-- relentless boars that are trampling across Europe, North America and Australia Bullfrogs -- predatory amphibians that are endangering native frog populations Jellyfish -- spineless wonders that are dominating the world's oceans C. difficile -- potentially deadly microbes that flourish in human intestines Brown tree snakes -- unusually vicious reptiles that have overrun Guam and are now infiltrating America Argentine ants -- aggressive insects capable of forming super-colonies spanning thousands of miles Humboldt squid -- gigantic beasts that hunt in packs of several hundreds The author also examines the opposing views of top ecologists who are studying this global phenomenon. While some of these experts view invasive species as a threat to biodiversity that costs humans millions of dollars, others believe these creatures may simply be nature's way of restoring ecological vibrancy in the wake of human-mediated destruction. Whether good or bad, the life-forms in Super Species are the current winners in nature's ruthless process of natural selection.
Outside and Inside Giant Squid by Sandra Markle Pdf
Describes the inner and outer workings of giant squids, enormous deep-sea creatures that have never been seen alive, discussing their diet, anatomy, and reproduction.