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History's mysteries : curious clues, cold cases, and puzzles from the past / by Kitson Jazynka.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: National Geographic kidsPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Gwograhic Partners, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 159 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426328718
  • 1426328710
  • 9781426328725
  • 1426328729
  • 9781426328725
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Vanished civilizations -- Unexplained deaths and disappearances -- Creatures of myth and legend -- Freaky phenomena -- Mystifying moments -- Cryptic codes and lost languages -- Treasure troves.
Summary: "Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more. Chock-full of cool photos, fun facts, and spine-tingling mysteries"--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 904 J42 Available 33111008976553
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 904 J42 Available 33111007833516
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more. Chock-full of cool photos, fun facts, and spine-tingling mysteries.

Vanished civilizations -- Unexplained deaths and disappearances -- Creatures of myth and legend -- Freaky phenomena -- Mystifying moments -- Cryptic codes and lost languages -- Treasure troves.

"Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more. Chock-full of cool photos, fun facts, and spine-tingling mysteries"--Provided by publisher.

Grades 4 to 6.

Includes index.

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