Strange Mysteries from Around the World

by Seymour Simon

Paperback, 1997

Status

Available

Local notes

001.9 Sim

Barcode

3390

Collection

Publication

HarperTrophy (1997), Paperback, 64 pages

Description

Describes ten strange natural phenomena and possible explanations for them, including the day it rained frogs, an atomic explosion that occurred forty years before the atom bomb, and an eerie crystal skull.

Awards

Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award (Winner — 3-5 — 1997-1998)

Physical description

64 p.; 8.99 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member Beammey
Call me crazy, but I adored this book. I liked the topics it covered, it seemed well written for a middle grade book, it let me know about things I didn't know about before, over all I loved it a lot. 5 out of 5 stars. But some of that might be my love of history, so I'm a bit biased. Still, if you
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like quirky, kind of oddball things, read this book. It'll go quick as it's only just over 60 pages, so sit down, put your feet up, and jump into the land of strange mysteries for a few minutes.
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Pages

64

Rating

(2 ratings; 4)
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