Sea Monsters A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #11: Dark Day in the Deep Sea

How are an octopus and a squid different? What kinds of creatures live in the deepest abyss of the ocean? What do scientists say some legendary sea monsters really are? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide: Sea Monsters.

Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce are sisters who grew up on army posts all over the world. Mary is the author of over 50 acclaimed books for children. Natalie has worked as a children’s librarian and as a teacher of English and E.S.L. This is their ninth book together.

Sal Murdocca has illustrated over 200 children’s trade and text books. He has taught writing and illustration at the Parsons School of Design. He lives and works in New City, New York with his wife, Nancy.