Caves, Graves, and Catacombs: Secrets from Beneath the Earth (True Stories) [Paperback]

Natalie Jane Prior (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997 | Series: True Stories

The author of Bog Bodies now brings you a hidden world full of life, death and mystery. People have always used the underground - for mines, railways, houses and hideouts, warfare, burials, waste disposal. There's also the natural world of caves, volcanoes and creatures who live in the dark. Natalie Jane Prior takes you on a mystery tour you'll never forget, from eyeless fish to fungus gnats, water diviners to the Witch of Wookey Hole. Read about the noblewoman who was buried alive and woke up to find a thief stealing a gold ring from her finger; the Scottish cannibal family that lived undetected in a cave for 20 years; the town with underground shops, hotel and church. Understand the underground!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited (Australia) (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 186448389X
• ISBN-13: 978-1864483895
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,381,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Natalie Jane Prior was born in November 1963, a momentous month which saw the assassination of President Kennedy, the death of C.S. Lewis, and the first broadcast of Dr Who on British television. She has been writing compulsively since she was a child, and became a full time children's author in 1992. Natalie is the author of numerous books for many ages and has been published in more than twenty countries. Her work includes the picture books Sun and Star, and the internationally successful fantasy series Lily Quench, which has well over half a million copies in print, and which was broadcast on BBC Radio in 2006. Her new series, The Minivers, has recently been published by Penguin in Australia and will be published in the UK by Scholastic in 2010. Natalie lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband, young daughter, and two long-haired red miniature dachshunds.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars interesting stories about what lies below our feet, August 26, 2001

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Robin G. Sowton "rsowton" (Plano, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caves, Graves, and Catacombs: Secrets from Beneath the Earth (True Stories) (Paperback)

This is a fascinating little book about caves, graves, grave robbers, ancient sewer systems, cave dwellers, and more. Although the book is written for children, you might enjoy reading it after your child has finished with it. One of my favorite stories is about the family of cannibals living in a cave in Galloway, Scotland during the period of King James VI (1566-1625). The book also mentions lesser-known nature facts, such as the orchids that can grow underground, and the world's largest earthworms that can grow to 16ft in length. An interesting read!