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For centuries, sailors have handed down stories of the giant squid. They say this mysterious monster of the deep chases ships and battles whales. They say it can weigh up to 1,000 pounds and that its eyes can be as big as a human head! Are these stories fact or fantasy? Find out in this exciting beginning reader. 作者简介
An award-winning nonfiction writer and frequent conference speaker, Shirley Raye Redmond has sold 14 books and over 400 magazine and newspaper articles. Shirley Raye, who has an M.A. in English from the University of Illinois at Springfield, has taught a variety of writing and literature courses at the Los Alamos campus of the University of New Mexico. She's also a former columnist for The Santa Fe New Mexican.
In 1996, Shirley Raye was named Outstanding Literary Artist of the Year by the Los Alamos Arts Council. Her agent is Irene Kraas. Her articles and essays have appeared in the numerous periodicals and publications.
Her first book, Stone of the Sun, was a romantic suspense published by Avalon in 1991.This was followed by: Grampa and the Ghost (Avon's Camelot Books -1994), which later became a Weekly Reader book selection. Shirley Raye is a member of Southwest Writers, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, New Mexico Book Association, Women Writing the West and the Los Alamos Historical Society.