LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
May 2025 Fact Book of the Month
The six real-life mysteries presented in this excellent new book from the highly regarded team of Susan Martineau and illustrator Vicky Barker will fascinate any young person who’s ever wondered whether the Loch Ness Monster is real or not.
From ‘lake lurkers’ like Nessie, to strange man-beasts, like the Yeti, to alien big cats like the beast of Bodmin, readers hear terrifying stories of mysterious creatures from across the world. We read eye-witness accounts of these cryptids (one of the words the book introduces and explains, meaning an animal that may or may not exist), discover the evidence as it is and the main theories. Readers are then challenged to examine what has allegedly been found, seen or heard, and do their own investigations, keeping an open mind.
Not only are the stories told genuinely intriguing, but throughout, young readers are learning how to assess information presented in books and work out what to believe based on evidence. Well worth reading then, for all sorts of reasons.
Andrea Reece
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Tales of Scary Beasts Synopsis
Have you ever met a yeti? What about the fearsome, flying ahool, lake-lurking Ogopogo or a sea serpent? No? Well, many brave explorers and unsuspecting eyewitnesses have, and they're here to tell you all about it.
"It was an enormous size, some thirty-five or more feet long … I was frozen with terror at this apparition."
How scary is that? Read the stories, consider the facts, study the frightening illustrations and then put on your thinking cap. Can you figure out what they really saw?
From the award-winning team behind Real-life Mysteries, these terrifying tales are collected into six chapters, each with its own LET'S INVESTIGATE section, that will get your heart racing and your investigative brain working!
About This Edition
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9781916851214 |
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10th April 2025 |
| Author: |
Susan Martineau |
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Vicky Barker |
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b small publishing |
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Paperback |
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96 pages |
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Real Life |
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About Susan Martineau
Susan Martineau is an award-winning author, editor and first- class fact finder who writes creative and educational books for children. Fascinated by strange and weird information, Susan’s books always shine a light into the most unusual corners of the world around us, sparking a passion for discovery and curiosity in her readers.
With over 20 years’ experience in book publishing, including a stint in non-fiction books at the BBC, Susan now spends a good deal of her time lost on the internet or rummaging through libraries researching, unearthing and checking facts for her books. Susan has lived in various parts of the world from Holland and France to Malaysia and now resides in Berkshire.
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