Zombies: The Truth Behind History's Terrifying Flesh-Eaters

by Steve Goldsworthy

Overview

Stories about the walking dead searching for a meal of warm flesh have been around for thousands of years. Take readers on a trip through time to learn about ancient and medieval lore about zombies. Then explore how zombie stories have changed over time until these creatures became some of the most popular monsters seen in today's popular culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491442524
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Monster Handbooks Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Steve Goldsworthy is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and children's author. He has published 23 nonfiction books for kids.  Steve has worked in the film industry on movies such as "Legends of the Fall" and TV shows including "Lonesome Dove". Steve has written, directed, and produced several film projects and has also directed for the stage. Steve lives in Calgary, Canada, with his wife, author Kaite Goldsworthy, and the two best story-editors in the world, his two boys.

Table of Contents

The World of Zombies 4

Chapter 1 Zombies in the Ancient World 6

Chapter 2 Medieval Zombie Folklore 10

Chapter 3 Hunting the Living Dead 18

Chapter 4 Zombies Everywhere 24

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

1. Explores the history of classic monsters from ancient times to the modern day. 2. Discusses the characteristics of monsters and how they have changed over time. 3. Discusses the changes in how monsters have been portrayed in popular culture throughout history.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2015
Gr 3–6—Through four chapters of straightforward description, these volumes demystify the fearsome qualities of each well-known monster. A bit of preface is followed by information on ancient beliefs in assorted countries, medieval folklore from Europe, tactics supposedly used for hunting and killing the cursed creatures, and continuing appeal of these subjects in popular media. Grisly details, both on the part of the monsters and of the fearful citizens, are provided matter-of-factly, and widely selected illustrations include quaint and fairly tame images, as well as a few that are gory. Highlighted words that appear in the closing glossary are also defined right within the chapter. The vampire and werewolf volumes each include a crude worldwide map locating different beliefs, and all the books have a nice chart of related film, TV, novel, and game titles. The three books in each bibliography are small samples of the many available on these popular subjects. VERDICT Any or all of these will be useful for libraries needing more titles.

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