Tracking Big Foot (XBooks: Strange): Is it Real or a Hoax?

by Michael Teitelbaum

Overview

Big foot! Yeti! Does this creature exist?

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!Formidable footprints found! Something enormous is out there. It´s too big to be human. It must be a...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531243817
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	02/04/2020
Series:	Xbooks
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	8 - 13 Years

About the Author

Michael Teitelbaum has always had an interest in the paranormal, despite a rather normal childhood growing up in Brooklyn, New York. These days, Michael and his wife, Sheleigah, split their time between New York City and their (as yet unhaunted) 170-year-old farmhouse in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.

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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