Strange but True: 10 of the world's greatest mysteries explained
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
Prepare to have your mind blown! As you explore ten of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries, you'll witness a UFO encounter, search for the lost city of Atlantis, tour a haunted house, and discover the kraken's true form.
Learn how sightings of flying saucers and stories of alien abductions can be explained by sleep paralysis, false memories, and hypnosis. Find out what pareidolia is and how this psychological phenomenon may explain some ghost sightings. Explore possible real locations for the lost city of Atlantis. Beautiful, haunting illustrations set the mood and spark the imagination.
Along the way, you'll use the scientific method and sharp thinking to separate fact from fiction and explain the unexplainable.
Discover the fascinating truth surrounding these mysteries and legends:Alien abductions, including the Roswell incidentPsychicsMysterious disappearances, including plane MH370ZombiesAncient aliens, including the Nazca LinesCurses, including King Tut's tombMonsters of the Deep, including Nessie the Loch Ness monsterThe search for AtlantisGhosts and haunted mansionsBigfoot The perfect gift for students of the paranormal, aspiring mythbusters or anyone with a curious mind, this book will fascinate and shock in equal measure!
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In her cogent introduction to this evenhanded exploration of unsolved and oft-debated phenomena (aliens, ghosts, clairvoyance), Hulick encourages readers to deliberate on each mystery independently and provides sage guidelines for reaching conclusions. She advises kids to "check the sources. Interrogate the evidence. Watch out for coincidences. And remember that simple explanations are more likely to be true. At the same time, keep an open mind." The author follows her own counsel in her thoroughly researched and diligently documented accounts, which integrate scientific data, information about the extraordinary workings of the human brain, the power of imagination, and a healthy dose of skepticism. Wright's expansive mixed-media illustrations underscore the drama and eeriness of many curiosities spotlighted, including the search for Atlantis and other alleged lost worlds, beliefs that aliens visited ancient civilizations, and the possibility of returning to life after death. Ages 10 14.
