Download or read book Ghosts in Palaces written by Lisa Owings and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A meeting with the queen might have a totally different meaning at one of EnglandÕs haunted palacesÑshe may not be alive! This title for young readers recounts brushes with spirits in the gilded halls of EnglandÕs castles, including sightings of the famous Anne Boleyn!
Download or read book Haunted Histories written by J. H. Everett and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guided by tween "ghostorian" Virgil, readers will discover fascinating facts about calamitous events throughout history as they explore castles, palaces and dungeons and those infamous figures associated with each. For instance, did you know that many castles were made out of wood painted to look like stone? Or that wealthy prisoners in the Tower of London could keep servants? The book is chock-full of details that kids will find intriguing--dungeon life for prisoners, methods of turture, and even the most popular methods of poisoning enemies. So join Virgil and the other ghostly inhabitants for an historical adventure on the dark side.
Download or read book Ghosts in Asia written by Monika Davies and published by Epic. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever heard of the Aleya? These mysterious lights shine through the swamps of Bengal, India. Could they be ghosts? The Aleya are one of three ghost stories of Asia highlighted in this chilling title. Through engaging text and creepy images, readers will come face-to-face with ghostly spirits from around the continent. Maps show where each story is from, while other features highlight similar stories and possible explanations.
Download or read book Haunted Castles of the World written by Charles A. Coulombe and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining and informative guide to haunted castles around the globe.
Download or read book Edinburgh Castle written by Barbara Knox and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history of the eleventh-century castle located in Scotland's capital city, discussing battles, sieges, and ghost sightings.
Download or read book Ghosts in North America written by Paige V. Polinsky and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In South Carolina, a man dressed in grey walks along the beach. Is it someone going for a stroll? Or could it be a ghostly omen that warns residents of an oncoming storm? In this title, reluctant readers will explore ghost stories of North America. Creepy images and engaging text pull readers in, and additional special features connect stories to different cultures, highlight scientific explanations, and show the origins of these frightening fables.
Download or read book Eliza Rose written by Lucy Worsley and published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captivating debut children's novel from popular television historian Lucy Worsley is an exciting and charming glimpse behind the scenes of the Tudor court. I would often wonder about my future husband. A knight? A duke? A stable boy? Of course the last was just a wicked fancy. Eliza Rose Camperdowne is young and headstrong, but she knows her duty well. As the only daughter of a noble family, she must one day marry a man who is very grand and very rich. But Fate has other plans. When Eliza becomes a maid of honour, she's drawn into the thrilling, treacherous court of Henry VIII ... Is her glamorous cousin Katherine Howard a friend or a rival? And can a girl choose her own destiny in a world ruled by men?
Download or read book Ghosts in Europe written by Paige V. Polinsky and published by Epic. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do the spirits of gladiators still battle in Rome? Does a house in Spain really have ghostly faces imprinted on the floorboards? These are just two of the ghastly ghost stories from Europe that readers will learn about in this hi/lo title. Engaging text and images are sure to draw in reluctant readers, while additional features highlight a cultural connection, a possible explanation, and more!
Download or read book The Castle Ghost written by Mira Lobe and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ghostland written by Colin Dickey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes readers on a road trip through some of the country's most infamously haunted places--and deep into the dark side of our history.
Download or read book Living with Ghosts written by Michel (Prince of Greece) and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining account of the ghosts of Europe's haunted castles and palaces presents eleven stories of the spectral inhabitants of England, Provence, Westphalia, and many other celebrated locales throughout the continent. Tour.
Download or read book Ghosts in South America written by Nicole E. Rodriguez Mata and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venezuela may be home to a whistling ghost! El Sibón wanders the country, gathering bones for his collection. If you hear his whistle, run away! This is one of three creepy ghost stories introduced in this book about the haunted tales of South America. Additional features show off the origin of each story, introduce a possible explanation, and highlight another similar story from another part of the world.
Download or read book Haunted Histories written by Juan Huckleberry Everett and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guided by tween "ghostorian" Virgil, readers will discover fascinating facts about calamitous events throughout history as they explore castles, palaces, and dungeons and those infamous figures associated with each.
Download or read book Ghosts in Australia written by Paige V. Polinsky and published by Global Ghost Stories. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Engaging images accompany information about ghost stories in Australia. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Memory Palace written by Edward Hollis and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, ambitious follow–up to The Secret Lives of Buildings, in which Hollis turns his focus from the great architectural constructions of the past to the now–vanished chambers they once contained. The rooms we live in are always more than just four walls. As we decorate these spaces and fill them with objects and friends, they shape our lives and become the backdrop to our sense of self. one day, the structures will be gone, but even then, traces of the stories and the memories they contained will persist. In this dazzling work of imaginative reconstruction, edward Hollis takes us to the sites of great abodes now lost to history and piecing together the fragments that remain, re–creates their vanished chambers. From Rome's palatine to the old palace of Westminster and the petit Trianon at Versailles, from the sets of MGM studios in Hollywood to the pavilions of the Crystal palace and the author's own grandmother's sitting room, The Memory Palace is a glittering treasure trove of luminous forgotten places and the alluring people who lived in them.
Download or read book Ghosts written by Adam Stone and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Engaging images accompany information about ghosts. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Ghosts at Sea written by Lisa Owings and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some sailors come back to land full of ghost stories about cursed crews or flaming ships. But do they truly sail the seas? Or are they just tricks of the mind? Find out for yourself in this high-interest book for reluctant readers.
