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El chupacabra the bloodsucker and other legendary creatures of Latin America / Craig Boutland.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Boutland, Craig. Cryptozoologist's guide to curious creatures ; Publisher: New York, New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538226995
  • 1538226995
  • 9781538226988
  • 1538226987
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Contents:
Curious creatures -- El Chupacabra -- The Giant Anaconda -- The Maricoxi -- The Minhocão.
Summary: "Like any other place where people live in the world, Latin America has its fair share of legendary tales. El Chupacabra, a creature reported to drink the blood of livestock, is just one example of the type of beast believed by some to exist in this part of the globe. Readers of this high-interest volume will learn that others include a giant worm said to burrow in the giant trenches it digs and a giant anaconda some claim to be much bigger than the truly large snakes that exist nearby."--Amazon.com.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.24 B779 Available 33111009305307
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Like any other place where people live in the world, Latin America has its fair share of legendary tales. El Chupacabra, a creature reported to drink the blood of livestock, is just one example of the type of beast believed by some to exist in this part of the globe. Readers of this high-interest volume will learn that others include a giant worm said to burrow in the giant trenches it digs and a giant anaconda some claim to be much bigger than the truly large snakes that exist nearby. Eye-catching images supplement this already engaging text and make for an exciting read.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Curious creatures -- El Chupacabra -- The Giant Anaconda -- The Maricoxi -- The Minhocão.

"Like any other place where people live in the world, Latin America has its fair share of legendary tales. El Chupacabra, a creature reported to drink the blood of livestock, is just one example of the type of beast believed by some to exist in this part of the globe. Readers of this high-interest volume will learn that others include a giant worm said to burrow in the giant trenches it digs and a giant anaconda some claim to be much bigger than the truly large snakes that exist nearby."--Amazon.com.

Grades 4-5.

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