Kraken

Kraken — page 1 — Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor Michigan www cherrylakepublishing com Reading Adviser Marla Conn MS Ed Literacy specialist Read-Ability Inc Book Design Felicia Macheske Photo Credits Blueguy Shutterstock com cover Kei Shooting Shutterstock com cover zhengzaishuru Shutterstock com cover 1 12 Ethan Daniels Shutterstock com 5 Unholy Vault Designs Shutterstock com 7 stjepann Shutterstock com 8 Ysbrand Cosijn Shutterstock com 11 Dudarev Mikhail Shutterstock com 12 Balasioiu Sorin Ionut Shutterstock com 15 Wallenrock Shutterstock com 17 Dario Sabljak Shutterstock com 18 HWitte Shutterstock com 21 Catmando Shutterstock com 22 musicman Shutterstock com 24 OSORIOartist Shutterstock com 27 carlosramos1946 Shutterstock com 29 Graphic Elements Throughout denniro Shutterstock com Libellule Shutterstock com sociologas Shutterstock com paprika Shutterstock com ilolab Shutterstock com Bruce Rolff Shutterstock com Copyright 2017 by Cherry Lake Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher 45th Parallel Press is an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Loh-Hagan Virginia author Loh-Hagan Virginia Magic myth and mystery Title Kraken by Virginia Loh-Hagan Description Ann Arbor Michigan Cherry Lake Publishing 2017 Series Magic myth and mystery Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016031786 ISBN 9781634721486 hardcover ISBN 9781634722803 pbk ISBN 9781634722148 pdf ISBN 9781634723466 ebook Subjects LCSH Kraken Juvenile literature Sea monsters Juvenile literature Animals Mythical Juvenile literature Classification LCC QL89 2 K73 L64 2017 DDC 001 944 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016031786 Cherry Lake Publishing would like to acknowledge the work of The Partnership for 21st Century Skills Please visit www p21 org for more information Printed in the United States of America Corporate Graphics

Kraken — page 2 — TABLE of CONTENTS Chapter One The Monster of Sea Monsters 4 Chapter Two Sailors Beware 10 Chapter Three Cracking the Kraken 16 Chapter Four Mysterious Beginnings 20 Chapter Five Kraken vs Vikings 26 Did You Know 30 Consider This 31 Learn More 31 Glossary 32 Index 32 About the Author 32

Kraken — page 3 — Chapter One Release the Kraken Kraken is a sea monster It’s the largest imagined by mankind There’s little known about it Kraken is very rare It’s hardly ever seen Most people believe there’s only one Kraken Kraken is half-squid It’s half-crab It has a scary maw A maw is a beast’s mouth and jaws Its maw has many rows of teeth The teeth are 5 feet 1 5 meters long Its maw can open really wide It has a beak The beak is sharp It can shatter anything The Monster of Sea Monsters What does Kraken look like Where does it live How does it hunt 4

Kraken — page 4 — Kraken belongs to the cephalopod family Cephalopods include octopuses squids and cuttlefish 5

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