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Is It Real? the Loch Ness Monster

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Follow along as award-winning author Candace Fleming uses all of her nonfiction tools and storytelling prowess to investigate the enduring mystery surrounding the existence of the Loch Ness Monster.

Is it an otter? Is it a seal? Is it a log? Or is it a monster, lurking beneath the surface? Dive in, and you may just find out...

Nestled in the hills of Scotland lies Loch Ness, a deep, murky lake with a long, storied history. But we know it as the home of the Loch Ness Monster, a mysterious creature that has long captivated the imaginations of people around the world.

In 1933, the most well-known article detailing an eyewitness account of the Loch Ness Monster was published, gaining immediate public attention. Since then, numerous articles have been published by people claiming to have seen the legend, a creature described as looking like a dinosaur, or dragon. Then, in 1934, the first photographs of the creature were released. The race was on to uncover the truth. Decades later, after numerous expeditions, documentaries, firsthand accounts, pictures, and videos, the world still questions the existence of this monster.

Now, Sibert Award-winning author Candace Fleming uses all of her nonfiction tools, investigatory skills, and storytelling prowess to dive into the legend. Follow along as she considers the evidence and tries to discern between fact and fiction, all in hopes of finding the answer to the question that has long inspired the world: is the Loch Ness Monster fact, or fiction?

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 6, 2025
      “You are an investigator for the Black Swan Scientific Investigation (BSSI) team,” Fleming (The Enigma Girls) declares in the opening chapter of this interactive foray into unraveling “the natural world’s greatest mysteries”—in this instance, the legend of the Loch Ness Monster. Transitioning from a cheeky second-person POV through which readers receive their mission into fluid third-person reimaginings of historical events, portrayed as the audience’s “case file,” the author launches budding cryptid sleuths into their investigation. The provided information (“Case File: What Lurks in the Loch?”) features the history of the Loch Ness Monster and its purported sightings, as well as gathered evidence, including the footprints discovered by game hunter Marmaduke Wetherell and surgeon Robert Kenneth Wilson’s infamous photo of the creature. Subsequent sections detail later investigations of the legend between 1958 and 1970 using sonar equipment and DNA testing. Utilizing a handy BSSI Investigator’s Handbook—a critical thinking guide covering topics such as evidence, bias, and questionable witnesses, included via insets—the audience is encouraged to evaluate the case of the Loch Ness Monster. It’s a clever, attention-grabbing read that fosters critical thinking skills and scientific methodology. Ages 8–12.

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