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Category : Cultural property
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Provides public lands-related activities and games for children; children are instructed to use multiple resources: the History mystery examiner, trading cards, and the web site in order to solve themed mysteries.
The History Mystery Examiner
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cultural property
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Provides public lands-related activities and games for children; children are instructed to use multiple resources: the History mystery examiner, trading cards, and the web site in order to solve themed mysteries.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cultural property
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Provides public lands-related activities and games for children; children are instructed to use multiple resources: the History mystery examiner, trading cards, and the web site in order to solve themed mysteries.
History's Mysteries
Author: Kitson Jazynka
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426328710
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more. Chock-full of cool photos, fun facts, and spine-tingling mysteries"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426328710
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more. Chock-full of cool photos, fun facts, and spine-tingling mysteries"--Provided by publisher.
History's Mysteries: Legends and Lore
Author: Anna Claybourne
Publisher: History's Mysteries
ISBN: 1426334621
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"Interesting and curious historical legends and their background, for children"--
Publisher: History's Mysteries
ISBN: 1426334621
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"Interesting and curious historical legends and their background, for children"--
The Essential Mystery Lists
Author: Roger M Sobin
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Inc
ISBN: 1615952039
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
For the first time in one place, Roger M. Sobin has compiled a list of nominees and award winners of virtually every mystery award ever presented. He has also included many of the “best of” lists by more than fifty of the most important contributors to the genre.; Mr. Sobin spent more than two decades gathering the data and lists in this volume, much of that time he used to recheck the accuracy of the material he had collected. Several of the “best of” lists appear here for the first time in book form. Several others have been unavailable for a number of years.; Of special note, are Anthony Boucher’s “Best Picks for the Year.” Boucher, one of the major mystery reviewers of all time, reviewed for The San Francisco Chronicle, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The New York Times. From these resources Mr. Sobin created “Boucher’s Best” and “Important Lists to Consider,” lists that provide insight into important writing in the field from 1942 through Boucher’s death in 1968.? This is a great resource for all mystery readers and collectors.; ; Winner of the 2008 Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Nonfiction.
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Inc
ISBN: 1615952039
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
For the first time in one place, Roger M. Sobin has compiled a list of nominees and award winners of virtually every mystery award ever presented. He has also included many of the “best of” lists by more than fifty of the most important contributors to the genre.; Mr. Sobin spent more than two decades gathering the data and lists in this volume, much of that time he used to recheck the accuracy of the material he had collected. Several of the “best of” lists appear here for the first time in book form. Several others have been unavailable for a number of years.; Of special note, are Anthony Boucher’s “Best Picks for the Year.” Boucher, one of the major mystery reviewers of all time, reviewed for The San Francisco Chronicle, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The New York Times. From these resources Mr. Sobin created “Boucher’s Best” and “Important Lists to Consider,” lists that provide insight into important writing in the field from 1942 through Boucher’s death in 1968.? This is a great resource for all mystery readers and collectors.; ; Winner of the 2008 Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Nonfiction.
The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery
Author: B. Murphy
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230107354
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230107354
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.
Teaching U.S. History as Mystery
Author: David Gerwin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113514740X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Presenting history as contested interpretations of compelling problems, this text offers principles, strategies, and documentary materials from key periods in U.S. history to promote problem-finding and problem-solving in social studies classrooms.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113514740X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Presenting history as contested interpretations of compelling problems, this text offers principles, strategies, and documentary materials from key periods in U.S. history to promote problem-finding and problem-solving in social studies classrooms.
Unsolved! History's Mysteries
Author: Dona Herweck Rice
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1433383195
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
History is full of unsolved crimes, mysterious disappearances, and strange sightings. Readers will discover some of the most well-known mysteries in history--including Amelia Earhart, Big Foot, and the Salem Witch Trials--in this fascinating nonfiction book. Featuring detailed images, intriguing facts, and informational text in conjunction with a glossary of terms and an index, readers will be enthralled from beginning to end!
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1433383195
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
History is full of unsolved crimes, mysterious disappearances, and strange sightings. Readers will discover some of the most well-known mysteries in history--including Amelia Earhart, Big Foot, and the Salem Witch Trials--in this fascinating nonfiction book. Featuring detailed images, intriguing facts, and informational text in conjunction with a glossary of terms and an index, readers will be enthralled from beginning to end!
The Case of the Train Without Wheels and Other True History Mysteries for You to Solve
Author: Patrice Sherman
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429676264
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
"Nonfiction history information is presented as mysteries for readers to solve. With the turn of a page, readers learn how to solve the true history mystery"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429676264
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
"Nonfiction history information is presented as mysteries for readers to solve. With the turn of a page, readers learn how to solve the true history mystery"--Provided by publisher.
The Mystery Readers' Advisory
Author: John Charles
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838908112
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Three librarians from Scottsdale, Arizona provide library staff with an introduction to the mystery genre and offer tips and techniques for providing advice to mystery readers in the library. They include some of their own bibliographies, but refer readers elsewhere for fuller ones. They also include a brief history of the genre to pass on to readers new to it.
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838908112
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Three librarians from Scottsdale, Arizona provide library staff with an introduction to the mystery genre and offer tips and techniques for providing advice to mystery readers in the library. They include some of their own bibliographies, but refer readers elsewhere for fuller ones. They also include a brief history of the genre to pass on to readers new to it.
Investigating History Mysteries
Author: Alex Woolf
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781403448309
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Discusses how different forensic science techniques can be used to investigate some historical mysteries.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781403448309
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Discusses how different forensic science techniques can be used to investigate some historical mysteries.