Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster


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. The book was first published in 1971. An audiobook of the work was released by the Listening Library in 1985.

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
  • Paperback, 1971, illustrated by Paul Sagsoorian
  • Hardback, 1971, illustrated by Paul Sagsoorian
MacDonald and Jane's
  • (Hardback, 1972, illustrated by Anne Mieke
Archway Books
  • Paperback, 1979, #6 in their series
Pocket Books
  • Paperback, 1983 reissue, illustrated by Paul Sagsoorian