Pattison, Darcy,

The Nantucket sea monster : a fake news story / written by Darcy Pattison ; illustrated by Peter Willis. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Do you believe everything you read in the newspaper? Early 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. On August 18, news spread across the island: the sea monster had been captured. Islanders ran to the beach and couldn't believe their eyes. This nonfiction picture book is a perfect tool to discuss non-political fake news stories.

ISBN: 9781629440835 1629440833 9781629440828 1629440825

LCCN: 2017904671

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mass media and publicity
Fake news
Critical Thinking
Hoaxes in mass media
Sea monsters

LC Class. No.: Z658.U5 / P38 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 001.944 / P321