Chilling with Ghosts
A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural
Published on 15. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-68369-345-1 (ISBN)
Description
Discover everything about ghosts in this fun nonfiction handbook packed with spooky tales, engrossing science, and fascinating history-perfect for readers age 8-12!
Boo! Do you believe in ghosts? What's up with haunted houses? And how exactly do you bust a ghost? Uncover the spooky and spectral world of ghosts in Chilling with Ghosts, a field guide for the curious and the adventurous. Step into the unknown-if you dare!-and discover:
A? Haunting history and super weird science! Meet ghosts from ancient mythology and find out what exactly ghost fungus is.
A? Scary ghost stories of all kinds! Meet the ghost of the renowned playwright William Shakespeare and craft your very own ghost story.
A? A globe-trotting tour of haunted spots! Travel all around the world, from the Catacombs of Paris to the Winchester Mystery House.
Get to know ghost lore with enchanting illustrations and hands-on activities, like brewing homemade ectoslime. It's a spooky world out there-grab your guide, and let's go!
For more on the supernatural, check out Hanging with Vampires and Sightseeing with Aliens!
Boo! Do you believe in ghosts? What's up with haunted houses? And how exactly do you bust a ghost? Uncover the spooky and spectral world of ghosts in Chilling with Ghosts, a field guide for the curious and the adventurous. Step into the unknown-if you dare!-and discover:
A? Haunting history and super weird science! Meet ghosts from ancient mythology and find out what exactly ghost fungus is.
A? Scary ghost stories of all kinds! Meet the ghost of the renowned playwright William Shakespeare and craft your very own ghost story.
A? A globe-trotting tour of haunted spots! Travel all around the world, from the Catacombs of Paris to the Winchester Mystery House.
Get to know ghost lore with enchanting illustrations and hands-on activities, like brewing homemade ectoslime. It's a spooky world out there-grab your guide, and let's go!
For more on the supernatural, check out Hanging with Vampires and Sightseeing with Aliens!
Reviews / Votes
A 2024 CBC Librarian Favorites Winner, Sixth to Eighth Grade"A scary-good read."-Parent Map
Praise for Hanging with Vampires
"Fans of all things supernatural will be horrified-and highly entertained."-Kirkus Reviews
"Fitzpatrick focuses on vampires in a fang-in-cheek tone...any good guidebook leaves readers feeling prepared, and this one is no exception."-Booklist
"I absolutely loved it! This book really is perfect for kids who are interested in vampire lore whether that be in pop culture or folk traditions from around the world. Loved Lilla Boelecz's illustrations, they are so charming."-Bree Paulsen, author of Garlic and the Vampire
"You'll eat up this fang-scinating look at vampire mythology! It's terror-ific!"-Anne Marie Pace, author of Vampirina Ballerina
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
274 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68369-345-1 (9781683693451)
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Person
Insha Fitzpatrick is a New Jersey-based author who loves all things horror. She's the writer of Who Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott: Rosa Parks (Who HQ), illustrated by Abelle Hayford. She's also the cowriter of the middle-grade graphic novel series Oh My Gods! with Stephanie Cooke and illustrator Juliana Moon. When she's not writing, she's watching horror movies or reality TV and deep-diving into all things true crime.
Lilla Boelecz is a Hungarian graphic artist and illustrator whose passion is creating peculiar, thought-provoking, and mystical scenes and characters inspired by, among other things, nature and mythology.
Lilla Boelecz is a Hungarian graphic artist and illustrator whose passion is creating peculiar, thought-provoking, and mystical scenes and characters inspired by, among other things, nature and mythology.