There's more to lakes than meets the eye, as Monster Lakes reveals... In tried & tested Horrible Geography fashion the reader is taken through the physical geography of the different ways lake form (whether it's from volcanos, plate movement, glaciers or the classic 'oxbow' lakes) & where they occur, to chapters on unique lake wildlife, like flamingoes who are specially adapted to feed on algae. Turning to the human side of things, the book takes a look at lake explorers & their adventures, like Speke, whotumbled across Lake Victoria while looking for the Nile & modern adventurers
- many of whom are after lake monsters like Nessie using high-tech sonar equipment. Plus of course there's info about why lakes are in danger
- either of being drained dry for drinking water, or polluted by sewage & industrial waste, & what we can do to save them.

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For millennia, nature's biggest & fiercest predators have tormented mankind. The knowledge & fear of the existence of these ferocious man-eaters is forever in the back of our minds, looming in our worst nightmares. Millions of humans have suffered attacks by predators on land & at sea. Yet animals have always shared the landscape with humans. Since the dawn of time our ecosystems have been linked & humans have co-existed with flesh-eating beasts as members of the same food chain. Now, of course, as humans spread & despoil the planet, these fearsome predators may only survive on the other side of glass barriers & chain-link fences. Their gradual disappearance is changing the nature of our own existence. We no longer occupy an intermediate position on the food chain; instead we survey it invulnerably from above
- so far above that we are in danger of forgetting that we even belong to an ecosystem. David Quammen's enthralling new book covers the four corners of the globe as he explores the fate of lions in India's Gir forest, saltwater crocodiles in Northern Australia, brown bears in the mountains of Romania, & Siberian tigers. Tracking these great & terrible beasts through the toughest terrain in the world, Quammen is equally intrigued by the traditional relationship between the great predators & the people who live among them, & weaves into his story the fears & myths that have haunted humankind for 3000 years.
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The hard evidence amounted to a grainy black & white photograph published in the Illustrated London News in 1918. Sat on a packing-case, propped up with a large stick, was what purported to be the body of a giant monkey, known variously as ' Loy's ape', ' King Monkey' & the ' Mono Rey'. It was supposed to inhabit the dense jungles of northern Bolivia. around the Madidi river, & the last westerner to attempt a sighting, the redoubtable Englishman Colonel Percy Fawcett, had disappeared without trace back in the 1920s. For the young travel writer Simon Chapman, however, the jungle is the only place to be, & the denser & more remote the better. Which is why, accompanied by an Englishman whose hobby is fighting mock mediaeval battles & an Australian who used the pages of his South American Handbook for cigarette papers in order to sample remote countries 'by exhalation', he took an all
- too-collapsible canoe amid Bolivia's swamps & rainforest to try & see for himself the mythical monster of the Madidi. In the classic English tradition that sets about turning a mad idea into an utter absurdity, it was an adventure from start to finish. Charlie, the Australian, proved much more successful at catching improbably large fish than at simply steering the canoe in a straight line. Their guides were soon adept at requiring another ration of the team's precious tinned chocolate pudding before any meaningful progress; & a daily procession of bemused tapirs, anteaters & jungle-dwelling wild turkeys only reminded them how very far they were from civilisation. Most worryingly of all, each rare encounter with a human being brought news that maybe the Mono Rey was a kind of bear, not a monkey
- or even that there was no monster after all... Compelling, comic & touching, with a superb awareness of the natural world, The Monster of the Madidi introduces a new travel writing talent that every fan of Redmond O' Hanlon & Eric Newby will relish.

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The monster Grendel has awoken & the townspeople are terrified. Even the King has abandoned his great Hall. Hero after hero comes to slay the monster, but no one can outwit Grendel. Only Beowulf has a chance. But when Beowulf finally triumphs, an even greater horror awakens. Grendel`s mother, the Hag, wants revenge on the slayer of her son. High quality cream paper & a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all. ...

This book explores monsters through the ages & throughout the world. With a brilliant set of bizarre & fantastical illustrations, Monsters provides a dark yet engrossing visual history of fearsome beasts from every age & culture. Christopher Dell investigates what the existence of monsters even if only in our heads says about humankind, & explores such questions as how monsters have survived the millennia; why they are universal; &, why we find the same one-eyed giants in Japan & in ancient Greece, or the same dragons in Europe & China. ...

There are prowly monsters howling loudly & drooling monsters from the steamy swamp. There are wild, woolly mountain monsters & spiky, spooky monsters from outer space. & they all have one thing in common
- they LOVE underpants! This new title from the bestselling Claire Freedman & Ben Cort is full of pantastic fun!
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A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy. Three armies march on New Prentisstown. The New World is at war. Todd & Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. How can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they`re so hopelessly outnumbered? & if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await? This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland & Daisy Ridley. ...

The glow in the dark version of this range comes to life at night creating a spooky yet fun experience. Available rolled in an eye-catching tube, perfect for gifting. Perfect for a child`s bedroom, the Glow in the Dark Monster Map allows the child to admire the spooky monster outlines at night! With the glow in the dark Mythical Monster Map children can learn about legendary monsters from around the world in the day & admire their spooky outlines at night! Your Glow in the Dark Mythical Monster Map will charge by absorbing the light that filters into the room. ...

Which monster has the most horrible habits? Who has the biggest sweet tooth? Compete to win the most cards as you pit 30 scary & smelly monsters against each other. With awesome illustrations & hilarious descriptions of each creepy creature, this is the perfect game to play with your friends & family! ...

Monsters have preoccupied mankind from the earliest times: even cave art

Includes:: animal-human monsters.

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