Darcy Pattison, Peter Willis

Gebundenes Buch

The Nantucket Sea Monster

A Fake News Story

Beschreibung

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION 2018 National Council of Teacher's of English (NCTE) Notable Children's Book in Language Arts Do 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. This nonfiction picture book is a perfect tool to discuss non-political fake news stories. Back matter discusses the freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Quotes from Thomas Jefferson make it clear that fake news has always been one of the costs of a free press. A Timeline lists actual events in the order they occurred. A vocabulary list defines relevant words.

Autor

Award-winning children's author DARCY PATTISON has written over seventy books for young readers, including five that received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, or BCCB. Her expertise in both science and storytelling shines through her five NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books and Best STEM Book award-credentials that fuel the authentic scientific adventures in the Blue Planets World series.Pattison's passion for ocean exploration and environmental science drives her middle grade science fiction. She's hiked volcanoes in Bali, explored New Zealand's backcountry, and conquered Colorado's 14,043-foot Mt. Sherman-real-world adventures that inspire Jake Rose's intergalactic journeys between Earth and the alien ocean planet Rison. Her upcoming bucket list includes kayaking Hawaii's N¿ Pali Coast, perfect research for writing about underwater alien civilizations.With books translated into eleven languages and recognition including the Arkansas Governor's Arts Award for Individual Artist, Pattison brings both scientific accuracy and heart-pounding adventure to middle grade readers ready for their next obsession. The Blue Planets World series combines her love of environmental science, ocean exploration, and the kind of epic adventures that make young readers believe they can save the world.When she's not writing about alien refugees or underwater civilizations, she's planning her next real-world adventure-always with an eye for the next great story.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mims House
• Seitenzahl: 34
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 221mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9781629440828
• ISBN-10: 1629440825
• Artikelnr.: 48507602