CONTENTS 4 INTRODUCTION CREATURES OF THE DEEP 6 CHAPTER ONE SEA MONSTER BEGINNINGS 10 CHAPTER TWO SEA MONSTERS EVERYWHERE 16 CHAPTER THREE ARE SEA MONSTERS REAL SEA MONSTERS IN THE FUTURE 22 CHAPTER FOUR 26 MONSTER MATCH KRAKEN VS NESSIE GLOSSARY FURTHER INFORMATION INDEX 28 29 31
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CREATURES OF THE DEEP What’s beneath the waters of oceans and lakes In the Middle Ages about 500 1500 people reported seeing creatures in freshwater lakes Sailors told tales of the kraken a squid-like beast The kraken pulled ships below the waves Sea monster sightings are still reported People still try to learn if a monster is hiding in Scotland’s lake called Loch Ness And what about Champ of Lake Champlain or Chessie of the Chesapeake Bay Do they really exist Monsters like these have scared people and puzzled scientists for years Sea monsters are hits in modern pop culture too They are in films TV shows and video games It’s still a mystery whether monsters live in oceans lakes and rivers The search for creatures of the deep never ends 4
Throughout history sailors have feared what monsters may be hiding in the darkest depths of the oceans 5
