Overview
Love to tell scary stories around the camp fire? Like to solve mysteries? Brave enough to hear the truth about some pretty freaky phenomena? Then cuddle up with this spooky spine-tingler, filled with delightfully frightful true stories of real-life monsters, doomed domains, menacing mysteries, strange disappearances, and so much more. Meet ghosts, ghouls, and zombies. Go inside haunted houses, hidden graveyards, and deadly secret passages. The Fright-o-meter rates each story for its level of scariness. Full of thrills and chills, this book will have you sleeping with a nightlight for sure. Read if you dare, but don't say we didn't warn you! From the Trade Paperback edition.
Full Product Details
Author: Anna Claybourne ,
National Geographic Kids
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Imprint: National Geographic Books
Edition: edition
Dimensions:
Width: 20.70cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 28.30cm
Weight: 0.692kg
ISBN: 9781426328428
ISBN 10: 1426328427
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 August 2017
Recommended Age: From 5 to 10 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A compendium of paranormal doings, natural horrors, and eerie wonders worldwide and (in several senses) beyond...A rich source of terrors both real and manufactured, equally effective in broad daylight or beneath the bedcovers. -- Kirkus VERDICT A good purchase for middle schoolers who like to indulge in the mysterious and creepier side of life. -- School Library Journal .
A compendium of paranormal doings, natural horrors, and eerie wonders worldwide and (in several senses) beyond...A rich source of terrors both real and manufactured, equally effective in broad daylight or beneath the bedcovers. -- Kirkus .
Author Information
ANNA CLAYBOURNE is the author of numerous books on the natural world for young readers, including the popular 100 series (100 Scariest Things on the Planet,a100 Most Awesome Things on the Planet,a100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet, etc.), theUsborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of Planet Earth,aCheetah- Natural World Series, theSurvival Skills Handbook, and many more. Claybourne started her career as a trainee staff writer and later became a self-employed freelance writer and editor. She writes on almost any subject but specializes in science and nature, and has written many children's books on wild animals (especially predators), volcanoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. From the Trade Paperback edition.
