Crop Circles

by Jane Bingham

Overview

For years, mysterious symbols and patterns have been appearing in many fields. What created them and what could they possibly mean? Are they the work of beings from another world or simply the works of dedicated hoaxers? Using the scientific method and available information, this book attempts to find out!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410949936
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	Solving Mysteries with Science Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	990L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jane Bingham is an experienced writer for young adults. She has written over 100 nonfiction books on a variety of topics. Jane has a first class degree in English Literature and an M. Phil in History of Art and is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Oxford Brookes University. She has two sons and three stepsons and lives in Oxford, England.

Table of Contents

What Are Crop Circles? 4

Spirals at Stonehenge 6

Flying Saucers? 10

The Face in the Field 14

Investigating Crop Circles 18

Mist and Lights 20

Whirling Winds 24

Mysterious Microwaves? 28

Unusual Effects 32

Messages and Meanings? 36

Hoaxers and Circle-Makers 40

Can the Mystery Be Solved? 42

Timeline 44

Summing Up the Science 45

Glossary 46

Find Out More 47

Index 48

Interviews

A new, fun approach to solving the mysteries of the ages, combining exciting and dramatic narrative with more traditional nonfiction.  Each book focuses on one mystery, and is divided into two distinct styles: 1) A nonfiction, dramatic, high-tension narrative that looks at individual sightings or encounters with the mystery. And 2), A more traditional looking nonfiction science approach that aims to explain and disprove or validate the narratives using the Scientific Method. *Very high-interest subjects.