Tracking Ghosts

by Emily Raij

Overview

Enter a world of the unexplained, where ghost hunters search to find spooky spirits. Give young readers an up-close look at the tools and tricks these investigators use to collect clues and examine evidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491440780
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

Could it be a ghost? — A ghost hunter's job — Tracking tools — What cameras capture — Fake photos — Temperature tests — Environmental explanations — Spooky sounds — Hearing the truth — Asking questions — Collecting clues — Examining the evidence — Natural causes.

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