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Bringing UFOs Down to Earth (Young Readers)

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I used this book as a supplement to a UFO story in a reading textbook in a sixth grade class. The author's specific examples and explanations of UFO phenomena are concrete enough that an eleven-year-old can understand them--and enjoy the discovery of reasonable explanations, as my sixth graders did. I think a number of my students now understand that we don't have to swallow bizarre stories; we can analyze them and consider common-sense explanations. What an empowering small book!

Klass seems to offer intelligent points. Hynek and others find lack of hoax evidence as proof of authenticity but Klass reminds my students that SCIENCE calls for positive evidence to support a theory, not the lack of evidence to refute a theory. A good lesson in the SCIENTIFIC METHOD that teaches by showing real world mistakes and keeps students interested.

...in little green men and conspiracy theories, this book isn't for you. If you are looking for scientific information, this is a great book!

This book is terrible. Phillip J Klass is a skeptic who is too afraid to accept the truth, yes alot of ufo's can be explained as ordinart, but what about the roswell ufo crash? military spy ballon? i think not, theres evidence that tells of something out of this world,[] A more appropriate book would be by Allen J. Hynek. UFO books by skeptics encourage kids to have closed minds and to accept anything as natural phenomena without investigation. The truth is out there.

A more appropriate introduction would be any book by Hynek or Vallee. Young readers should also check the bookshelves at their schools. Avoid this one like the plague!!!!