Atlantis and Other Lost Worlds (Paranormal Files)

Webb, Stuart

ISBN 10: 1448871735 ISBN 13: 9781448871735

Publisher: Rosen Young Adult, 2012

Synopsis

Examines the legends of Atlantis, Lemuria, and other lost continents, speculating about their possible locations.

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From School Library Journal:

Gr 7-9-Overall, Webb handles his subjects with aplomb. Though the titles focus largely on eye-witness accounts, they also provide contrasting opinions from scientists and others who make it their business to debunk legends and myths. Sidebars contain information and anecdotes that complement the main texts as well as entries that ask students to ponder the likelihood of supernatural places and creatures. For example, Bigfoot raises the question, "Did Ray Wallace Fake All the Bluff Creek Footprints?" The two volumes on aliens are the most thought-provoking, in part due to their narrow scope. A few minor errors-the year being left out of accounts in Alien and UFOs, and a graphic display mistake in Alien-are not as serious as an oversight in Atlantis, which offers no counterpoint to the idea that cultures in the Americas may have had civilization brought to them by white people from Atlantis. Nonetheless, the writing is engaging and the topics creepy and entertaining.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1448871735
• ISBN 13: 9781448871735
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 80