Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster

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Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster
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First edition
Author Raymond Abrashkin
Jay Williams
IllustratorPaul Sagsoorian
LanguageEnglish
Series Danny Dunn
Genre Science fiction
Published1971
Pages142
ISBN 0-07-070538-0
OCLC 216091
Preceded by Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine  
Followed by Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy  

Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster is the twelfth novel in the Danny Dunn series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams. [1] The book was first published in 1971. [2] An audiobook of the work was released by the Listening Library in 1985. [3]

Contents

Plot introduction

Professor Bullfinch and Doctor Grimes take Danny and his friends to the beginning of the Nile River in Africa to investigate local legends of a swamp monster. Despite unforeseen calamities, a new, rare species of electric catfish is discovered..

Editions

McGraw-Hill

MacDonald and Jane's

Archway Books

Pocket Books

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References

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  2. R. Reginald, ‎Douglas Menville, ‎Mary A. Burgess · (2010). Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 1. Wildside Press, LLC. p. 4. ISBN   9780941028752.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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