Scary Science: The Truth Behind Vampires, Witches, UFO's Ghosts and More

by Sylvia Funsotn and Sylvia Funston

Book Overview

Everyone loves a good scare, and Scary Science shows why. Digging deep into spine-chilling tales of horror, it reaches the truly fascinating science underlying the terror, taking the reader on a tour... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1895688531
• ISBN13: 9781895688535
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Maple Tree Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Fun Book

This is a great book for any kid interested in aliens and monsters and all of that other spooky stuff. It gives short histories of these legends and describes the possible scientific basis for them (did you know the myth of vampirism may have stemmed from victims of a disease called "porphyria," with symptoms such as sensitivity to light, which can be treated with high doses of iron- the kind of doses found in blood!) It explains creepy things in a smart, yet easy-to-understand and interesting way.