Lost City Spotted From Space! Is an Ancient Land Under the Sand? (XBooks: Strange)

by Denise Ronaldo

Overview

Where is the missing city? What's hidden there and why? Find out all this and more!

High-interest topics, real stories, engaging design and astonishing photos are the building blocks of the XBooks, a new series of books designed to engage and motivate reluctant and enthusiastic readers alike. With topics based in science, history, and social studies, these action-packed books will help students unlock the power and pleasure of reading... and always ask for more!

High-tech hunt for hidden treasure! Thousaands of years ago, a great city vanished from the Arabian Peninsula. Centuries later, and halfway around the world, an amateur archeologist thinks he knows just how to find it...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531136676
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/25/2020
Series:	Xbooks
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	12 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 13 Years

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Editorial Reviews

04/01/2020

Gr 3–6—Engrossing stories of archaeology and the supernatural are explored in "XBooks," written at a fourth grade reading level. Each book starts with a brief introduction in a narrative style, followed by five short informational chapters. One in-depth story, such as the discovery of the Lost City of Ubar or the Roswell UFO incident, is examined with thorough and detailed information, along with descriptions of similar happenings around the world. Each page features about three paragraphs, along with eye-catching page layouts that often use primary source images. While certain topics are sensationalistic, the stories are explored in an even handed tone and provide both evidence and counter evidence to each side. The "X Files" at the back of each book showcase interviews with experts in the field, labeled tools and charts, along with a glossary, an index, and further reading. VERDICT This entertaining look at peculiar incidents will appeal to striving readers at the middle school level.

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