Was Dr. Frankenstein Real?

by Therese Shea

The Frankenstein monster is an icon of horror. Even the youngest trick-or-treaters recognize Frankenstein's green-skinned costume. However, many people are surprised to know this monster's name is not actually Frankenstein. That's the name of its creator, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, from the nineteenth-century novel written by Mary Shelley. This fictitious doctor, one of the first mad scientists, was based on real-life researchers and their experiments...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766091988
• ISBN13: 9780766091986
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6