Can Science Solve: Esp / Vampires and Werewolves / Life on Other Planets / Stone Circles / Death of Dinosaurs

Can Science Solve: Esp / Vampires and Werewolves / Life on Other Planets / Stone Circles / Death of Dinosaurs
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2003-04-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9780431016511

In each of the books in this series, a mystery is described, and the case for and against a rational scientific explanation is put forward. Evidence is provided in the form of eyewitness accounts and written and pictorial reports. Whilst there may not be a scientific explanation for each phenomenon, the books do not attempt to reduce the mystique of each one, but instead offer a variety of possibilities to allow readers to come to their own conclusions.

The Mystery of Vampires and Werewolves

The Mystery of Vampires and Werewolves
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781432910280

Looks at legends about vampires and werewolves in different cultures, their reputed appearance and behavior, similarities between the two creatures, and possible scientific explanations of the old stories.

The Mystery of Life on Other Planets

The Mystery of Life on Other Planets
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781432910204

How did life on Earth begin? Has there ever been life on Mars? Are we receiving signals from other planets? Some things are so strange that they cannot be explained. This series explains the connection between science and natural phenomena and how science can be used to try to explain mysteries.

The Mystery of the Death of the Dinosaurs

The Mystery of the Death of the Dinosaurs
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781432910303

Did a meteor kill off the dinosaurs? What is the theory of an impact winter? What can fossils tell us? This book explains the connection between science and natural phenomena and how science can be used to try to explain the dinosaurs' extinction.

The Mystery of Stone Circles

The Mystery of Stone Circles
Author: Paul Mason
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781432910297

Examines the phenomenon of stone circles and the various theories that exist to explain them.

The Mystery of ESP

The Mystery of ESP
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781432910273

Examines the phenomenon of ESP, or extrasensory perception, and the theories that exist to explain it.

Gotcha Again for Guys!

Gotcha Again for Guys!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2010-10-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 159884377X

Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading. Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like "Disasters and Mysteries," "Gross and Disgusting," "Machines and the Military," and "Prehistoric Creatures," Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8. This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.

The Mystery of Vampires and Werewolves

The Mystery of Vampires and Werewolves
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781432910228

Can Science Solve? explores some of the world's most baffling mysteries. Can we get to the bottom of them using science and logic, or will they continue to mystify us forever? Discover all of the theories, from the reasonable to the ridiculous, then decide for yourself what to believe. Book jacket.

The Mystery of Vampires and Werewolves

The Mystery of Vampires and Werewolves
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2008
Genre: Vampires
ISBN: 9780431019260

What was the inspiration for the novel Dracula? Can a full moon turn a person into a wolf? Where was Transylvania? Some things are so strange that they cannot be explained. This series explains the connection between science and natural phenomena and how science can be used to try to explain mysteries.