Beware, all those who enter here! You'll find danger, hexes, and eerie happenings! Imagine that you had read the warning on King Tut's burial chamber: Death will slay with his wings whoever disturbs the peace of the pharaoh. Would you have ignored it? The archeologists who found the tomb did--and soon they began to die, one by one. Did they fall victim to a curse? Or was it just coincidence? Explore the mystery of this and other strange places, including the sacred rock in Australia where several young girls disappeared during a picnic in 1900, and the moa--huge stone statues in Easter Island whose builders are unknown. Decide for yourself whether or not these sites are magical. 48 pages (all in color), 5 1/2 x 8. NEW IN PAPERBACK
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-Mysterious Places includes discussions of Stonehenge and Easter Island while The Uncanny highlights events involving actual people such as Rasputin and Sugar Ray Robinson. Both titles use highly charged, overly dramatic language. ("The doctors shook their heads in despair and all his parents could do was pray.") Following each entry, several "theories" are presented, ranging from the occasionally scientific to the outright supernatural. There is little detail given for any of these explanations and, although some authorities are cited by name in the texts, there are no bibliographies or note sections. The mishmash of fact, legend, and speculation make these books useless for research while the garish full-color illustrations and distracting page designs will deter browsers. For well-written, accurately documented treatments of supernatural topics, steer readers toward Daniel Cohen's books.
Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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