The Globster of Glassy Beach [Paperback]

Louise Ulmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

THE GLOBSTER OF GLASSY BEACH is fiction but sometimes science can be stranger than fiction. Ashley's brother finds a world class mystery practically on their doorstep near their shore home in Glassy Beach. The UFO, Unidentified Floating Object, look like "the Thing" and before long is has curious tourists and scientists tripping over each other to get to it. Turns out the thing is officially classified as a "globster" a sea monstrosity the likes of which have puzzled biologists for hundreds of years. Suddenly Jim's pet globster is in danger. Can he and Ashley save it before it's destroyed in the name of science or reclaimed by the sea?

Globsters are among the many forms of sealife about which biologists are still learning. We know more about the moon than we do about the sea around us.

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Editorial Reviews

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"I'm intriqued. A genuine science mystery. The book is well, even poetically written, and raises worthwhile and age appropriate issues. -- Georgess McHargue at McQuark.com

Maintains a note of wonder, filled with the magic of new discovery. Biblical overtones are subtle and appropriate. Highly recommended. -- [e-mail] --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Chosen one of three best E-books for children in 2000 by McQuark Awards. Children are always fascinated by monsters. The Globster is "real" so the book might be historical fiction, but what would happen if a globster washed up on the shore tomorrow?

Pondering what could happen makes the book science fiction.

Children who love history and science will want to know all they can about the globster and other sea monsters. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Peach Blossom Pubns (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941367258
• ISBN-13: 978-0941367257
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,809,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, February 3, 2001

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Globster of Glassy Beach (CD-ROM)

Jimmy becomes a living legend when a giant "blob" or "globster" washes up on the shimmering black sands of Glassy Beach, Maine. The globster looks like a beached whale, from a distance, but doesn't have a head. It does have gills.

Jimmy stands guard over his discovery while his sister Ashley runs home to his parents' bed and breakfast to get their Dad. Soon people begin to wander up, asking what the object is. Some folks think it's part of a dead whale or maybe a a giant oyster without a shell. Jimmy's dad has other ideas: "If it's what I think it is," Dad said, "it's loaded with microscopic sea life and bacteria."

The globster is considered one of the "great unsolved mysteries of the world." Lots of people want to see it, including a magazine reporter, fake and real scientists, and tourists. Jimmy finds himself camping on the beach to protect his discovery. But there are some things he can't protect the globster from.

THE GLOBSTER OF GLASSY BEACH provides a very interesting read for children ages 8-12. Based on fact, THE GLOBSTER presents a fascinating mystery from the sea, as well as insight, on this age level, into the origin of myth. Indeed, this book confronts the origin of myth and how science displaces myth when scientific answers become available. Yet THE GLOBSTER maintains a tone of wonder, filled with deep respect for the mystery and the magic of a new discovery, thereby honoring the Creator. While including biblical overtones, they are subtle and nicely appropriate. Highly recommended.