Frightlopedia: An Encyclopedia of Everything Scary, Creepy, and Spine-Chilling, from Arachnids to Zombies
Aug 2016 · Hachette+ORM
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A deliciously creepy book for kids who love ghost stories, monsters, spiders, and more!
Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the worldâs most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined. Discover Borneoâs Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats coexistâin pitch darkness. Learn about mythical creatures like the Mongolian Death Wormâand scarily real ones like killer bees, which were accidentally created by scientists in the 1950s. Visit New Orleansâs 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 âFright Meterâ measurement from 1 to 3, because while being scared is fun, everyone has their limit.
A 2017 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
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Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the worldâs most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined. Discover Borneoâs Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats coexistâin pitch darkness. Learn about mythical creatures like the Mongolian Death Wormâand scarily real ones like killer bees, which were accidentally created by scientists in the 1950s. Visit New Orleansâs 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 âFright Meterâ measurement from 1 to 3, because while being scared is fun, everyone has their limit.
A 2017 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
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A deliciously creepy book for kids who love ghost stories, monsters, spiders, and more!
Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the worldâs most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and ima...
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Satya Godara
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June 1, 2017
Why do it is so expansive i was not able to buy it ♥♡ my happy heart is now empty with the cost ........ but julie winterbottom I really.....................really loved your book ..as sample......i wish i could buy the whole book but thank you for writtong it.
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December 9, 2018
Scary yet cool
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About the author
Julie Winterbottom is the author of Pranklopedia and the former editor in chief of Nickelodeon Magazine. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. When she is not dreaming up ways to scare kids or make them laugh (or both), she plays Cajun accordion.
Julie Winterbottom is the author of Pranklopedia and the former editor in chief of Nickelodeon Magazine. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. When she is not dreaming up ways to scare kids or make them laugh (or both), she plays Cajun accordion.
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