Devilfish : when giant squid ruled the northern sea / Jenny Higgins.
Devilfish : when giant squid ruled the northern sea / Jenny Higgins.
By
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Higgins, Jenny, 1976-
Publication Date
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2023
Publication Information
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Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, N.L. : Boulder Books
Physical Description
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88 p. : col. ill.
Subject Term
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Giant squids.
Giant squids -- North Atlantic region.
Toy and movable books.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
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The world did not truly believe in giant squid until the 1870s, when record numbers of the mysterious creatures appeared in the waters and beaches around the island of Newfoundland. Photographs that appeared in international newspapers and physical specimens sent to Ivy League laboratories accomplished what eye-witness accounts had been attempting for centuries: to prove beyond doubt that giant squid are real. Thrilling tales and images of devilfish spread around the globe and shaped the animal's public image as a delightfully terrifying enigma suspended at the boundary of fable and fact. As a newly acknowledged member of the animal kingdom, the giant squid was an object for scientific study. At the same time, though, the public imagination playfully cloaked the mollusc in mystery; a real-life sea monster who had acquired many of the attributes of the Kraken and sea serpent. Devilfish contains more than 130 images and 10 pull-out facsimile documents. They are meant in equal parts to inform and delight--to explain the remarkable history of the giant squid while building a sense of wonderment and fun.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781989417621
General Note
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Contains 10 pull-out facsimile documents and a pop-up.
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Carbonear | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Cartwright | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Clarenville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Conception Bay South | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Corner Brook | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Deer Lake | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Fogo Island | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Gambo | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Gander | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
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Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Melville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Harbour Breton | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Holyrood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Labrador City | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Lewisporte | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Lourdes | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
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Port aux Basques | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Rocky Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Springdale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter | ADULT NFIC NL - DISPLAY | Adult Non-Fiction NL Display | 594.58 H53 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 594.58 H53 |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
St. John's - Michael Donovan | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
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Stephenville - Kindale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Torbay | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Twillingate | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |
Whitbourne | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 594.58 H53 |