Hauntings (Unexplained) [Paperback]

Peter Hepplewhite (Author), Neil Tonge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1998 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Unexplained

Easily spooked readers, watch out! Spirits, ancient swords of flame, and bands of skeleton musicians on phantom trains might truly exist. Fearful premonitions and time shifts provide glimpses into the past and future. Do you want to know what chills await you? You'll learn of a cadre of ghostly soldiers who reportedly marched through an abandoned cellar; two women who slipped hundreds of years back in time; and Abraham Lincoln's frightening dream of being assassinated--just days before it happened. From armies in the sky to omens of disaster for the Titanic, these tales will make goose bumps crawl up and down your flesh... 48 pages (all in color), 5 1/2 x 8. NEW IN PAPERBACK

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8-Five strange unexplained incidents are examined in each of these titles. Alien includes some frequently described cases such as Kenneth Arnold's original "flying saucer" view in 1947 and the Siberian explosion of 1908. Added to these are more obscure reports of an Australian pilot who may have encountered a UFO before disappearing, a high-speed aircraft over Belgium in 1990, and one British woman's experience with ball lightning. Each carefully described case is accompanied by accounts of similar events, some related scientific facts, and several theories that might explain them. Hauntings includes an eerie vision of Roman soldiers in York, England, in 1953, and Lincoln's famous death premonition, both of which are standard fare in books of this type. However, the supplemental historical material and possible explanations give these well-written tales more substance than is found in most surveys. In both volumes, a wealth of colorful illustrations and a few archival photographs heighten the drama. While psychedelic background colors and patterns also offer visual excitement, they, and the variously shaped text blocks, occasionally interfere with the text.
Ann G. Brouse, Big Flats Branch Library, NY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806938838
• ISBN-13: 978-0806938837
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,508,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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