Giant Squid

The giant squid is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide beyond reach deep within the sea, forcing scientists to piece together their story from those clues they leave behind.

An injured whale's ring-shaped scars indicate an encounter with a giant squid. A piece of beak broken off in the whale's belly; a flash of ink dispersed as a blinding defense to allow the squid to escape-- these fragments of proof were all we had . . . until a giant squid was finally filmed in its natural habitat only two years ago.

In this beautiful and clever nonfiction picture book about the giant squid, Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann explore, both visually and poetically, this hidden creature's mysterious life.

A Neal Porter Book

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 09/27/2016
ISBN: 9781596435995
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 11.70h x 9.60w x 0.50d
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 06/20/2016
Booklist 07/01/2016 pg. 49
School Library Journal 08/01/2016 pg. 121
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2016
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2016 pg. 130
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 183235 / Giant Squid
Reading Level: 3.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5