True Monster Stories
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True Monster Stories, written by Terry Deary, was the first of the non-fiction True Stories Series of books. It was published and released in 1992, by Hippo Books from Sholastic.
[edit] Overview
The book details strange, but apparently "true", encounters with a variety of monsters. The book is divided into eight sections; ranging from wild-men, to bigfoot/sasquatch, through to sea creatures (including Loch Ness Monster), vampires and werewolves.
Each section opens with an introduction into that particular set of monsters/creatures. Accounts and brief details then follow of supposed encounters, and each story then ends with a fact-file. These fact-files present a brief analysis of the events in the accounts; and then present miscilaneous, related facts fro other/similar events.
The book is written so as to let the reader decide for themselves whether they believe the events therein to be true or not.
[edit] Stature
As with all the books, it was aimed at an 11+ market, but found popularity with adults and youngsters alike.
[edit] See also
- List of Monsters - Some of which appear in the book.
- Non-fiction
- Paranormal
