
Sightseeing with Aliens
A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural
Insha Fitzpatrick(Author)
Quirk Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 13. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-68369-427-4 (ISBN)
Description
Your journey into the supernatural continues in outer space! Uncover the history of alien sightings and space exploration, craft your own constellation, and more. Incoming transmission Are there aliens out there? What s the deal with Area 51? Can outer space support human life? Explore the extraterrestrial in Sightseeing with Aliens, a field guide for the curious and the adventurous. Get the download on: Weird science and eye-opening history! Read up on humanity s forays into space and meet the Mars rover. Fascinating accounts of alien encounters! What really happened in the 1947 Roswell Incident? Out-of-this-world science fiction! Tune into iconic alien media, from H.G. Wells s The War of the Worlds to Star Trek. The third book in the Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural series, Sightseeing with Aliens is a hilarious and unabashedly weird investigation into how the unknown can shape our lives. Get to know the extraterrestrial with fun illustrations and hands-on activities, like creating a time capsule and taking on the 7-Day Earthling Challenge to help Planet Earth. The whole galaxy is out there grab your guide, and let s go! For more on the supernatural, check out Hanging with Vampires and Chilling with Ghosts! Series Overview: A spooky and fun nonfiction series perfect for young fans of mythology, A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural takes a field guide approach to the myths and legends that haunt our imaginations. Captivating tales, engrossing science, and fascinating history come to life with whimsical illustrations and kid-friendly text.
Reviews / Votes
2025 CBC Teacher Favorites WinnerA 2024 Children's and Young Adult Book Lovers' Literary Awards Finalist for Nonfiction
"Sure to have even the most skeptical readers captivated. . . . An informative and enjoyable title for those curious about otherworldly ideas."-Lisa Bosarge, School Library Journal
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
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
Illustrations
Throughout
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68369-427-4 (9781683694274)
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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) and the coauthor of the graphic novel series Oh My Gods! for middle grade readers. When she s not writing, she s catching up on horror movies and reality TV. Lilla Bolecz 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.