Books in Unsolved Mysteries series

Are we visited by spirits from the past?Do they come to harm us, or do they need our help?Ghosts returning to re-enact a suicide, spirits avenging their deaths and beings from the past returned to complete unfinished business on earth can be found in Mysteries of Strange Appearances from Beyond!Read about the ghosts of Ancient Rome and the spirit of the man trapped in a cage.Fly with the World War II bomber that made its way home with no fuel and no living crew members.Meet the two women who were suddenly transported into the eighteenth century while wandering the French palace of Versailles.All these and more mysteries lurk in the pages of Mysteries of Strange Appearances from Beyond.

What happened to the people of the Roanoke Colony? Why did the crew of the Mary Celeste abandon ship? Who wrote the mysterious Voynich Manuscript and what does it mean? History is filled with many unexplained and baffling mysteries. With dramatic photos and intriguing theories, readers can go on a journey through time to explore some of history's most fascinating mysteries.

CSI meets history and investigative journalism in this series that includes both classic and contemporary unsolved mysteries. Unsolved Mysteries bridges the gaps among social studies, applied sciences, modern folklore, and technology not only by diving into the narrative explanations of the cases but also by exploring how researchers work to solve them and why these cases continue to fascinate readers. This series provides readers with historical information on well-known unsolved mysteries as well as the current standings of investigation and explains how scientists, theorists, and others have examined the evidence of each case, sighting, killing, or disappearance. Readers will be left with a clear understanding of why the subject still stumps investigators as well as why so many people are fascinated by it--and what modern technology can provide to us in possibly answering each of these questions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Why did ancient people in Peru create the Nazca Lines? Who built England's Avebury Circle and why? What is the purpose of Easter Island's huge stone statues? The world is full of unexplained archaeological wonders. With dramatic photos and intriguing theories, readers can go on an expedition to discover several fascinating mysteries left to us from the ancient world.