The Ultimate Guide to Sea-Monkeys

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Summary: Delightful!
Review: All the inner children whose parents wouldn't let them send away for the Sea Monkeys advertised in the back comics should definitely treat themselves to this book. Ms. Barclay shares a treasure-trove of research and her reverence for nostalgia with a writing style that is both clever and funny. Highly recommended!

Rating:
Summary: Not a useful guide, for entertainment only.
Review: Don't buy this book thinking that it is a comprehensive beginners guide to getting started with sea monkeys (the title of the book is definitely misleading). The informational content of this book is very minimal. You will find more information on the topic from various websites including the sea-monkey kit manufacturer's web site help/faq section. Most of this book is filled with content good for entertainment purposes only, there is not even any good pictures of the sea-monkeys themselves, only the author's quirky pursuits...

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Summary: Fascinating! Who Would Have Thought?
Review: Susan Barclay's brilliant work was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Non-Fiction. It is easy to see why. Barclay reveals many new details about these diminutive aquatic creatures. Truth is indeed stranger and more wonderful than fiction. For example, female sea monkeys do NOT have blonde hair tied up with red bows! They wear dreadlocks! Sea Monkeys are egalitarian by nature and disdain the plastic castle included with their aquarium! During the 60's the Sea Monkeys experimented with mind altering drugs and free love! Sea Monkeys are environmentalists and formed their own Green Peace chapters! The section on "Sea Monkey Practical Jokes" is laugh out loud funny! Most surprising was the Epilogue, where Barclay shares here Sea Monkey recipes. Although Sea Monkeys are never a main course, they are excellent sprinkled on salads, pizza and popcorn. [YUM!!!]