Can You Net the Loch Ness Monster?: An Interactive Monster Hunt

by Brandon Terrell, Matt Doeden

Overview

New evidence keeps coming in. A grainy photo appears to show Scotland’s famous Loch Ness monster. A blurry video seems to show a similar beast in New York state. A report from Africa mentions yet another lake monster. Does this evidence prove that stories about legendary lake monsters around the world are real? It’s up to YOU to find out! With dozens of choices, you can follow the clues to the end. Which path will YOU CHOOSE to discover the truth?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663920317
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	You Choose: Monster Hunter
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	630L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Brandon Terrel (B. 1978–D. 2021) was a passionate reader, Star Wars enthusiast, amazing father, son, uncle, friend and devoted husband. He worked as an assistant director and producer on numerous independent films and commercial productions, as well as writing for the “Choo Choo Bob Show.” Brandon received his undergraduate degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and his
Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. Brandon was a talented storyteller, authoring more than 100 books for children in his career. In Brandon’s memory, consider picking up a Stephen King novel or a comic book, re-watching The Mandalorian, reading an old Hardy Boys adventure, and saving an open seat for the next Star Wars movie.

Matt Doeden is a freelance author and editor from Minnesota. He’s written numerous children’s books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. His books Sandy Koufax (Twenty-First Century Books, 2006) and Tom Brady: Unlikely Champion (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011) were Junior Library Guild selections. Doeden began his career as a sports writer before turning to publishing. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.

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Editorial Reviews

Cryptologist Alert! These entries from the You Choose: Monster Hunter series offer readers self-styled opportunities to hunt for mythical creatures. All four books share the same author and offer approximately 40 story choices and 20 endings, ranging from disappointingly bland to satisfyingly gory. Each book follows a similar format: an explanation of the choose-your-own-path process followed by five chapters that convey scientific background information set within real-time, fictional monster sleuthing. In Can You Capture Chupacabra?, the action revolves around cryptologists using a variety of forensic techniques as they search for this terrifying livestock killer in Texas, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Can You Catch the Kraken? features a professional underwater photographer who globetrots to Norway, Greece, and China, facing death and dismemberment while explaining the basics of bioluminescence and other deep-sea novelties. A cryptid museum volunteer tangles with possible plesiosaurs and other Jurassic critters in Can You Net the Loch Ness Monster? In Can You Track Down Bigfoot?, readers accompany a college professor searching for the missing link and learn about fossils and DNA (and can get eaten by a bear or an alligator). Final chapters explore the science behind myths and scams, and back matter includes lists of similar mythological creatures around the world, critical-thinking exercises (“Other Paths to Explore”), glossary, further-reading suggestions, and kid-friendly internet sites. These interactive adventures, which reinforce science concepts and feature perennially popular topics, are good choices for struggling readers and English-language learners.

Booklist - Kathleen McBroom