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What Do We Know About the Kraken?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 113

What Do We Know About the Kraken?

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-01-09
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  • Publisher: Penguin

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is this celebrated sea creature fact, myth, or legend? Find out all we know about the Kraken and its history in this exciting book! Presenting What Do We Know About?, an exciting new extension the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series! Sea monsters have a long history in lore and literature. Homer first wrote of them in 700 BCE. What Do We Know About the Kraken? lets curious young readers explore what we actually know about this mysterious sea monster's long history. Dive into the facts behind this massive squid-like creature that was first described using the word "Kraken" in the beginning of the eighteenth century. For centuries, sailors have feared the Kraken, which they believe lurks in the ocean, waiting to pull ships beneath the surface with its powerful tentacles. Several famous writers such as Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Jules Verne have described monsters inspired by the Kraken. In this book, readers will also learn about the real creature that might have inspired the Kraken -- the giant squid.

Kraken and The Colossal Octopus
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 465

Kraken and The Colossal Octopus

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-12-22
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  • Publisher: Routledge

First published in 2003. From Part One: ‘Our ignorance of the marine world is much greater still. It is such that I do not hesitate to claim that, in the ocean, everything is still possible! Faced with the immensity of Neptune's realm, a certain degree of gullibility is preferable to blind incredulity. If it was claimed tomorrow that a real mermaid had been captured – not just an ugly manatee, but a creature boasting Marilyn Monroe's bust and the tail of a coelacanth - the attitude of the zoologist who wished to see it would be much more scientifically justifiable that that of his colleague who would merely shrug the news away. The sea covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe, but our ships cross it only along rather narrow and fixed paths.’ This book looks at the science behind the stories.

Kraken
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 109

Kraken

Explores the evidence for and against the existence of the legendary giant squid known as the kraken.

The Time of the Kraken
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 188

The Time of the Kraken

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1978
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  • Publisher: Orion

Thorgeir Redhair learns of a great danger threatening his people and their foes, the Tyrnings, and of an even greater truth that will end their ancient quarrel.

Mak the Kraken: Illustrated by Nick McCarthy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 34

Mak the Kraken: Illustrated by Nick McCarthy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-11-18
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  • Publisher: Lulu.com

Mak the Kraken is a heartwarming tale of a young sea creature from the undiscovered depths of the ocean. Mak's dreams of friendship spark bravery that leads him to adventure at the surface of the sea. His determination to change the perception that the Kraken are ugly sea monsters takes him through the challenges of rejection and people fearing him. It is a story of persistence, accepting those who are different and achieving goals, woven through a theme focused upon conservation of the ocean's resources. The story is uniquely followed by important scientific facts, quotes and literature to provide the opportunity for additional learning.

Kraken: The Ocean's Phantom
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 94

Kraken: The Ocean's Phantom

Kraken: The Ocean's Phantom - Unveiling the Mystery of the Sea's Greatest Legend Dive into the enthralling depths of "Kraken: The Ocean's Phantom," a comprehensive exploration of one of the most captivating mythical creatures in human history. This compelling book is not just a journey through the tales of a legendary sea monster but a fascinating voyage across cultures, history, and the human psyche. Inside "Kraken: The Ocean's Phantom" you will discover: Ancient Origins: Unravel the historical roots of the Kraken in Scandinavian folklore, tracing its earliest mentions in ancient texts. Cultural Significance: Explore how different cultures around the globe have depicted the Kraken, revealin...

Kraken
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 529

Kraken

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-06-29
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  • Publisher: Del Rey

With this outrageous new novel, China Miéville has written one of the strangest, funniest, and flat-out scariest books you will read this—or any other—year. The London that comes to life in Kraken is a weird metropolis awash in secret currents of myth and magic, where criminals, police, cultists, and wizards are locked in a war to bring about—or prevent—the End of All Things. In the Darwin Centre at London’s Natural History Museum, Billy Harrow, a cephalopod specialist, is conducting a tour whose climax is meant to be the Centre’s prize specimen of a rare Architeuthis dux—better known as the Giant Squid. But Billy’s tour takes an unexpected turn when the squid suddenly and i...

The Kraken Wakes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 240

The Kraken Wakes

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008-08-07
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  • Publisher: Penguin UK

It started with fireballs raining down from the sky and crashing into the oceansdeeps. Then ships began sinking mysteriously and later sea tanks emerged from the deeps to claim people . . . For journalists Mike and Phyllis Watson, what at first appears to be a curiosity becomes a global calamity. Helpless, they watch as humanity struggles to survive now that water - one of the compounds upon which life depends is turned against them. Finally, sea levels begin their inexorable rise . . . The Kraken Wakes is a brilliant novel of how humankind responds to the threat of its own extinction and, ultimately, asks what we are prepared to do in order to survive.

Kraken vs. Hydra
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 32

Kraken vs. Hydra

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-01-01
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  • Publisher: Cherry Lake

In Battle Royale: Lethal Warriors, we have a matchup of historic magnitude. We took the deadliest creatures and matched them in a battle of weaponry, strength, and grit. Who will come out victorious, Kraken or Hydra? You'll have to read to find out. This series utilizes considerate text written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage struggling readers. Book includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities.

The Stolen Kraken
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 32

The Stolen Kraken

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-05-21
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  • Publisher: Cherry Lake

The kraken is the biggest monster in the sea. And in the 1950s, it seems to be headed straight for Boston! Marcus, Jorge, and Amy travel in Tío's time machine to the world of the Red Sox and Boston Harbor, racing to find the kraken and send it back to the northern seas where it belongs. Their journey takes them from Fenway Park to a high seas adventure as they learn about the culture of the 1950s, the mythology of the kraken, and even some marine biology.