Frightlopedia

Frightlopedia
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Publisher : Workman Publishing
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9780761183792
ISBN-13 : 0761183795
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Frightlopedia by : Julie Winterbottom

Here’s the book for kids who love scary stuff, whether it’s telling ghost stories around a campfire, discovering the origins of various vampires, monsters, and witches, or reading creepy tales under the covers with a flashlight. Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the world’s most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined. Discover Borneo’s Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats coexist—in pitch darkness. Learn about mythical creatures like the Mongolian Death Worm—and scarily real ones like killer bees, which were accidentally created by scientists in the 1950s. Visit New Orleans’s Beauregard-Keyes house, where Civil War soldiers are said to still clash in the front hall. Plus ghost stories from around the world, a cross-cultural study of vampires, and how to transform into a zombie with makeup. Each entry includes a “Fright Meter” measurement from 1 to 3, because while being scared is fun, everyone has their limit. A 2017 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.

Pranklopedia

Pranklopedia
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Publisher : Workman Publishing
Total Pages : 240
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780761167563
ISBN-13 : 0761167560
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Pranklopedia by : Julie Winterbottom

Collects practical jokes of different difficulties, from sabotaging a victim's drink to short-sheeting a bed to fake lottery cards.

The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition

The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition
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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Total Pages : 593
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781438120980
ISBN-13 : 1438120982
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties, Third Edition by : Ronald Manual Doctor

Explains the meaning of terms and concepts related to specific phobias, forms of therapy, and medicines, and identifies key researchers.

1,000 Books to Read Before You Die

1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
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Publisher : Workman Publishing
Total Pages : 961
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781523504459
ISBN-13 : 1523504455
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die by : James Mustich

“The ultimate literary bucket list.” —THE WASHINGTON POST Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that’s as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the 1,000-plus titles it recommends. Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children’s books, history, and more, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die ranges across cultures and through time to offer an eclectic collection of works that each deserve to come with the recommendation, You have to read this. But it’s not a proscriptive list of the “great works”—rather, it’s a celebration of the glorious mosaic that is our literary heritage. Flip it open to any page and be transfixed by a fresh take on a very favorite book. Or come across a title you always meant to read and never got around to. Or, like browsing in the best kind of bookshop, stumble on a completely unknown author and work, and feel that tingle of discovery. There are classics, of course, and unexpected treasures, too. Lists to help pick and choose, like Offbeat Escapes, or A Long Climb, but What a View. And its alphabetical arrangement by author assures that surprises await on almost every turn of the page, with Cormac McCarthy and The Road next to Robert McCloskey and Make Way for Ducklings, Alice Walker next to Izaac Walton. There are nuts and bolts, too—best editions to read, other books by the author, “if you like this, you’ll like that” recommendations , and an interesting endnote of adaptations where appropriate. Add it all up, and in fact there are more than six thousand titles by nearly four thousand authors mentioned—a life-changing list for a lifetime of reading. “948 pages later, you still want more!” —THE WASHINGTON POST

A Field Guide to Monsters

A Field Guide to Monsters
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Publisher : Two Lions
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0761457283
ISBN-13 : 9780761457282
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis A Field Guide to Monsters by : Johan Olander

Insights into the lives of monsters from a world-famous monstrologist.

Jokelopedia

Jokelopedia
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Publisher : Workman Publishing
Total Pages : 292
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0761142088
ISBN-13 : 9780761142089
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Jokelopedia by : Ilana Weitzman

Presents a compendium of jokes, riddles, knock-knock jokes, and puns for any occasion, and includes brief blurbs about comedians and successful comedic shows.

Papertoy Glowbots

Papertoy Glowbots
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Publisher : Workman Publishing
Total Pages : 199
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780761177623
ISBN-13 : 0761177620
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Papertoy Glowbots by : Brian Castleforte

Origami meets amazing creatures in a book of paper craft fun! Papertoy Glowbots introduces 46 robots that have the added cool factor of lighting up, whether using glow-in-the-dark stickers that come with the book or light sources like flashlights, Christmas tree lights, and electric tea lights. The 46 die-cut paper robots are created by Brian Castleforte, author of Papertoy Monsters, along with the hottest papertoy designers from around the world. Meet the robots and read about their entertaining backstories in the front, then turn to the card stock section in the back to build them. The templates are die-cut and ready to pop out, fold, and glue. Bold, colorful graphics ensure the robots look as amazing in the daytime as they do with the lights off.

This Side of Salvation

This Side of Salvation
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 5
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ISBN-10 : 9781442439504
ISBN-13 : 1442439505
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis This Side of Salvation by : Jeri Smith-Ready

David confronts his desires and his demons in this novel about what it means to be left behind—literally, figuratively, and spiritually—from the author of the Shade trilogy. Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else’s-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. David’s still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but there’s one thing he knows for sure: The closer he gets to Bailey, the better, brighter, happier, more he feels. Then his parents start cutting all their worldly ties in preparation for the Rush, the divine moment when the faithful will be whisked off to Heaven…and they want David to do the same. David’s torn. He likes living in the moment, and isn’t sure about giving up his best friend, varsity baseball, and Bailey—especially Bailey—in hope of salvation. But when he comes home late from prom, and late for the Rush, to find that his parents have vanished, David is in more trouble than he ever could have imagined…

The Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle
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Publisher : Bellwether Media
Total Pages : 26
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781600144974
ISBN-13 : 1600144977
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Bermuda Triangle by : Adam Stone

Introduction to the Bermuda Triangle mysteries.

Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs!

Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs!
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Publisher : Workman Publishing
Total Pages : 113
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780761187196
ISBN-13 : 0761187197
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs! by : Mike Lowery

Draw your way through the story! Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs! is a lighthearted fantasy where the reader first draws him- or herself into the story, and then continues by following prompts and adding more illustrations and doodles. Set in space, the book invites the reader to join Carl, a duck and member of a super-secret international group of explorers, on a journey in search of a very important grail-like object. The book is sturdy paper over board with beautiful cream paper—perfect for defacing! And by the end, the reader will have co-written a tale to return to again and again, and show off to family and friends.