100 Most Unexplained Mysteries On the Planet by Anna Claybourne

100 Most Unexplained Mysteries On the Planet by Anna Claybourne

Do you dare to discover the world’s strangest creatures and uncover the weirdest facts? Then this book is for you. Find out why the Goonch is known as a man-eating catfish or who fights off killer creatures by spraying acid-filled blood from its eyes. From the depths of the sea to the frozen heights of Nepal, you’ll go in search of everything from the Kraken to the Yeti and back again. Explore the science behind the Bermuda Triangle, spontaneous combustion and telekinetic powers with bite-sized fact files and thrilling secrets revealed in photographs and vivid illustrations.   Packed with real-life hauntings, ruined civilisations, ancient monuments with mystical powers and much more. Review the evidence of rumours, hard facts and scientific tests and decide for yourself. Each entry includes bite-sized chunks of information and an ‘unexplained’ rating.

Anna Claybourne is an experienced children's author based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who has written over 300 books on all kinds of topics, ranging from Shakespeare, space science, and Surrealism to experiments, earthquakes, and endangered species. Her titles include The Surprising Lives of Animals (2020) and Amazing Evolution (2019). She specialises in writing about science and nature. Anna won the ASE Book of the Year Award in 2018 and the Teacher’s Choice Awards (USA) in 2016 and has twice been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize. www.annaclaybourne.co.uk

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ISBN 13	9781784937256
ISBN 10	1784937258
Title	100 Most Unexplained Mysteries On the Planet
Author	Anna Claybourne
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2017-01-19
Number of pages	112
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.