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Informationen zum Autor Steve Korté is a former editor for DC Comics. He is now a freelance writer and has written books for DC Comics and Warner Bros. In the Who HQ series, he has also written What Do We Know About Bigfoot? , What Is the Story of Looney Tunes?, and What Is the Story of Wonder Woman? He lives in New York City. Klappentext "Also known as Nessie, this creature of the lake has a history that dates all the way back to the year 565. Since then, there have been photographs and films that allegedly show proof of the monster's existence. But are they fact or fiction? Learn all about the research, expeditions, and tests that provide clues about the Loch Ness Monster and whether or not she is real in this captivating book for young readers!"-- Leseprobe What Do We Know About The Loch Ness Monster? On June 23, 1972, an American man named Bob Rines was visiting a friend who lived near a large lake in the Scottish Highlands. The name of the lake was Loch Ness. During his trip, Rines saw something in the lake that would change his life forever. “There in the middle of the bay, we saw a giant hump like the back of an elephant that was somewhat triangular in shape but four to five feet out of the water at the apex,” said Rines. “The fear in the back of my neck crawled up, and I shivered. There I could see the gray texture of this animal, like an elephant, a cross between an elephant and a whalelike texture. It moved off against the wind currents, entered the bay, turned around, and very politely came back in front of us to continue viewing us. And then in front of us—plop!—it submerged. We were just speechless!” Bob Rines was not the first to tell the story of a strange and remarkable sighting on the loch. Over the years, there have been many reports of an unknown animal living deep within the waters of Loch Ness. Although no one is quite sure what it is, the creature is known as the Loch Ness Monster. Chapter 1: Loch Ness Loch Ness is a lake in Northern Scotland. Loch is a word in Scotland’s Gaelic language for the English “lake.” Loch Ness is a very long, deep lake. It is twenty-three miles long, about a mile wide, and almost nine hundred feet deep. There is more water in Loch Ness than in all the lakes in England and Wales put together. It’s big enough to hold every person on Earth more than ten times over! Tall mountains surround Loch Ness, and there are eight small towns located around the loch. The largest town is Fort Augustus, with a population of only 646 people. Tourism, sightseeing by boat, and fishing are the main industries of the people who live near the loch. Loch Ness is connected to the North Sea by the River Ness and a man-made waterway called the Caledonian Canal. The cold water that flows into the loch contains particles of peat, which are bits of decayed vegetation. The peat turns the water of Loch Ness dark brown. The peat also blocks sunlight from penetrating more than about thirteen feet, making it nearly impossible to see anything below the water’s surface. Many believe that deep, dark Loch Ness may hold more than one mystery. There are ancient legends and mysterious events connected to the loch. People have drowned in its waters and then completely disappeared. Their bodies have never been recovered. Locals who live near Loch Ness wonder if the unfortunate people who drowned could have been devoured by a large animal hiding in the lake’s murky depths! Chapter 2: Monsters in Scotland Scotland is a land of secrets and legends. Hidden within the dark depths of Loch Ness lies a mystery unsolved for centuries. It is the Loch Ness Monster, or “Nessie,” as the creature is sometimes called. Nessie is part of a very long Scottish tradition. For many years, there have been tales of monsters in Sco...
