The Most Haunted Places in the World

by Emily Raij

Overview

From Edinburgh Castle to the White House, haunted tales of ghosts and paranormal activity are popular throughout the world. Introduce young readers to these famous locations and the spirits that are said to haunt them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491440766
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Spooked
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Emily Raij has written more than 40 books for children and edited dozens of professional resources for K-12 teachers. She is a native of Chicago, where she earned her journalism degree from Northwestern University. She lives in Florida with her husband, daughter, son, and dog.

Table of Contents

Creepy causes — The Alamo — Alcatraz Island — Amityville House — Banff Springs Hotel — Borley Rectory — Edinburgh Castle — Gettysburg — The Tower of London — The Queen Mary — The White House — Paranormal investigators — Haunted or not?

Interviews

Accessible yet engaging text enhanced with high-interest fact boxes to provide additional information                Unexplained mysteries are a popular topic for young readers  The tone and content keeps intrigue and mystery of topic, but avoids scaring readers too much (just the right level of scariness), controlled vocabulary