Unexplained

Gr 6 Up-A seamless combination of absorbing fact-filled text and stunning visuals in an investigation of mysteries that continue to baffle, tantalize, and spark endless debate. The book is divided into engaging subject areas as diverse as Hauntings, The Power of the Mind, Disappearances, and From Another Planet. Readers will pore over accessible and exciting entries about the sixth sense, premonitions, frog showers and fish falls, Atlantis, and crop circles. In addition, there are pieces on relatively recent subjects that have gained wide popularity, such as Feng shui and Men in Black. The articles, which are complemented by a wealth of attractive black-and-white and color illustrations, discuss and define the phenomena, and provide firsthand accounts. They detail some suggested explanations, but also encourage readers to draw their own conclusions. A user-friendly List of Phenomena by Area, an easy-to-understand glossary, and an accurate index are appended. Though this is a quality volume, Nancy Pear's Strange and Unexplained Happenings (Gale, 1995; o.p.) is a more comprehensive and sophisticated treatment of events that defy rational explanation.-Hillary Jan Donitz-Goldstein, formerly at New York Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.