SERIES MADE SIMPLE

The Unsolved Mystery of Bigfoot

by Terri SIEVERT
978-1-62065-134-6. ea vol: 24p. (First Facts: Unexplained Mysteries Series). further reading. glossary. index. photos. websites. Capstone. 2013. PLB $24.65; pap. $6.95.
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Gr 1—3—Readers may be confused after browsing through these introductions to mysterious creatures and phenomena. Short chapters offer definitions of each one and its role in history and legends, with unfamiliar words highlighted and defined in sidebars. The large photographs and illustrations are fittingly creepy, scary, and/or appealing. The tone is a bit at odds with itself, however. Each book includes "True or False" sections that lay out rational explanations for the phenomena or strange beings, but then follow them with ambiguous and/or misleading statements. For example, Loch Ness Monster ends with this sentence: "Until the mystery is solved, what swims in Loch Ness will remain unknown." Rather than encourage kids to think for themselves, this set might leave them mystified.
Reviewed by Heather Talty , Apr 01, 2013

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