Books in Abandoned Places series

The city in the clouds, Machu Picchu, has an air of mystery surrounding it. Historians know the site belonged to the Inca Empire, but they do not know much else. In this book, reluctant readers will explore possible reasons why Machu Picchu was first built and, in time, abandoned.

Hashima, Japans sea walls give it the appearance of a ship lost at sea. This look is the reason for the Battleship Island nickname. In this title, reluctant readers will also see Battleship Island as a time capsule. Pieces from the past will point to the deserted islands coal-mining boom time.

The word Croatoan carved onto a post and the letters CRO scratched onto a tree. What do these two clues reveal about Roanokes missing English colonists? Interested students can sort through possible answers in this read that begins as a history lesson and ends as an unsolved mystery.