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Secret Signs
James Bow
Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2013)What if you wanted to send a message that only a few people could understand? That is when you would use secret signs. Readers will be intrigued by the examples of codes and ciphers used by ancient and modern armies, organizations with secret rituals, mysterious designs etched into the ground, symbols of ancient royalty, and stone buildings and statues whose purpose are no longer known.
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Lost Treasures
Cynthia O'Brien
Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Feb. 28, 2015)This exciting book describes some of the dangerous journeysand sometimes remarkable findsmade by treasure hunters throughout history. Find out about lost pirate gold, a pharaoh's treasure protected by a curse, a fortune in ancient Roman coins found by a farmers son, and more!
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Weird Nature
Helen Mason
Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2013)The natural world is home to some of the worlds greatest mysteries. Readers will be puzzled by such strange examples as insect-eating plants, blood-drinking animals, animals that swarm, living fossils, electrifying fish, and dung-eating insects.
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Forgotten Cities
Charlie Samuels
Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Aug. 30, 2012)Tales of amazing cities that rose and fell have been passed down through the ages. Were they all real or imagined?
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Magic and Illusions
Tim Cooke
Hardcover (Crabtree Publishing Company, Feb. 28, 2015)"From card tricks to reading minds, the art of magic lies in the magician's or illusionist's ability to deceive the audience. Read about the mysteries that lie behind such spectacular magic tricks and illusions as slight of hand, escapology, levitation, sword swallowing, and more!"--Provided by publisher.
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Magic and Illusions
Tim Cooke
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Feb. 28, 2015)"From card tricks to reading minds, the art of magic lies in the magician's or illusionist's ability to deceive the audience. Read about the mysteries that lie behind such spectacular magic tricks and illusions as slight of hand, escapology, levitation, sword swallowing, and more!"--Provided by publisher.
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Impossible Science
James Bow
Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2013)Humans are always reaching to make new discoveries. Science often holds the key to uncovering mysteries, yet some things remain beyond our grasp. Young readers will want the facts about the possibilities for eternal youth, creating life, moving faster than the speed of light, alien life, and time travel.
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Unsolved!
Marie Powell
Hardcover (Crabtree Publishing Company, Feb. 28, 2015)This astounding books documents examples of the great vanishing acts of history. Read about the woman who claimed to be Anastasia, the long-lost daughter of the murdered Russian Czar, pilot Amelia Earhart who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean, the colony of Roanoke that vanished without a trace, and more!
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Forgotten Cities
Charlie Samuels
Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2013)Tales of amazing cities that rose and fell have been passed down through the ages. Were they all real or imagined?
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Weird Nature
Helen Mason
Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2013)Describes the physical attributes and behaviors of unusual plants and animals.
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Astonishing Bodies
Charlie Samuels
Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2013)We all know the limits of our own bodies. That's what makes these unusual examples so incredible. Readers will be amazed by these mysteries of the human bodyfeats of strength, spontaneous combustion, human hibernation, sleepwalking, firewalkers, human pincushions, colored sweat, skin-shredding, human magnets, and feral, or wild, children.
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Hidden Worlds
James Bow
Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2013)Readers will be amazed at the examples of hidden things revealed such as underground tunnels, abandoned towns, ancient cave paintings, and an emperor's lost tomb.
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