Unsolved Historical Mysteries

by Allison Lassieur

Overview

What happened to the people of the Roanoke Colony? Why did the crew of the Mary Celeste abandon ship? Who wrote the mysterious Voynich Manuscript and what does it mean? History is filled with many unexplained and baffling mysteries. With dramatic photos and intriguing theories, readers can go on a journey through time to explore some of history's most fascinating mysteries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491442647
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Unsolved Mystery Files
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	9 - 14 Years

About the Author

Allison Lassieur has never had pop-star dreams, but she once sang in a choir that went on a multi-state tour on the way to Walt Disney World. Today she’s an award-winning author of more than 150 history and non-fiction books about everything from Ancient Rome to the International Space Station. Her books have received several Kirkus starred reviews and Booklist recommendations, and her historical novel Journey to a Promised Land was awarded the 2020 Kansas Library Association Notable Book Award, and Library of Congress Great Reads Book selection. Allison lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, a scruffy, loveable mutt named Jingle Jack, and more books than she can count.

Table of Contents

Mysteries that time Can't Solve 4

The Book That Can't Be Read 6

The Ship That Went Nowhere 10

The Mysterious Treasure Map 12

The Green Children of Woolpit 16

The Holy Grail of Mysteries 20

The Mystery of Missing Amber 22

The Mysterious Lost Colony 26

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

1. Appeals to young readers' natural curiosity about the strange and unexplained. 2. Explores theories that attempt to explain each unsolved mystery. 3. Includes stories of mysterious locations, people, and events from around the world.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2015
Gr 3–6—Cavelike tombs in Ireland, green children found in England, deserted ships, fish falling from the sky, and people poisoned from taking Tylenol are among the world's wide variety of unsolved mysteries. Each volume introduces five to seven mysteries, some well covered in other children's books and others less familiar. These selections include basic overviews of the situation, evidence, the major question or mystery, some of the past search for answers, conclusions, and the remaining unanswered questions. Some descriptions are a bit sketchy or vague. Some photographs, such as the tattooed corpse of the Siberian ice maiden, add a bit of information or intrigue. The discussion of the work of scientists is a bit of a bonus in Archaeological Mysteries. Some of the short bibliographies feature books from this publisher's other series, but others include recent, more informative titles. VERDICT This is a crowded field, but these quick reads are useful additions where more materials are needed.

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