{"product_id":"the-nantucket-sea-monster-a-fake-news-story-9781629440828","title":"The Nantucket Sea Monster: A Fake News Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2018 National Council of Teacher's of English (NCTE) Notable Children's Book in Language Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you believe everything you read in the newspaper?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly in August 1937, a news flash came: a sea monster had been spotted lurking off the shore of Nantucket Island. Historically, the Massachusetts island had served as port for whaling ships. Eyewitnesses swore this wasn't a whale, but some new, fearsome creature. As eyewitness account piled up, newspaper stories of the sea monster spread quickly. Across the nation, people shivered in fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, footprints were found on a Nantucket beach. Photographs were sent to prominent biologists for their opinion. Discussion swirled about raising a hunting party.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn August 18, news spread across the island: the sea monster had been captured. Islanders ran to the beach and couldn't believe their eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis nonfiction picture book is a perfect tool to discuss non-political fake news stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack matter discusses the freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Quotes from Thomas Jefferson make it clear that fake news has always been one of the costs of a free press. A Timeline lists actual events in the order they occurred. A vocabulary list defines relevant words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePattison, Darcy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Children's book author Darcy Pattison finds inspiration in writing about science, nature and history; three of her books have been honored as NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books. Her nature picture books include Nefertiti, the Spidernaut, a 2017 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book; Abayomi, the Brazilian, a 2015 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book; Wisdom, the Midway Albatross, a starred review in Publisher's Weekly; Desert Baths, a 2013 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book; and, Prairie Storms. Burn: Michael Faraday's Candle is a physical science book about how a candle burns, based on Michael Faraday's famous 1848 juvenile Christmas lecture. Other picture books include The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman, which received an Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature Honor Book award, starred reviews in BCCB and Kirkus, and has been published in a Houghton Mifflin textbook; Searching for Oliver K. Woodman; 19 Girls and Me; and 11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph: A Military Family Story. Her series, The ALIEN, INC. CHAPTER BOOK SERIES includes Kell, the Alien; Kell and the Horse Apple Parade; Kell and the Giants; and Kell and the Detectives. She is also the author of middle grade novels and teaches nationally a Novel Revision Retreat. For more, see darcypattison.com\/about","brand":"Mims House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600236220690,"sku":"9781629440828","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3ba7ecb5-eba4-4f56-948f-ba1ac77b595c.jpg?v=1732211059","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-nantucket-sea-monster-a-fake-news-story-9781629440828","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}