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Death Uncovered — Hardcover Set
From the Series Death Uncovered
Death Uncovered is a nonfiction series from Full Tilt Press. Each book unearths mysteries of many aspects of death, from ghost stories and near-death experiences, to ancient myths about the… Read More →
Haunts and Horrors
From the Series Death Uncovered
Imagine stepping into an old farmhouse. You hear noises—banging and knocking sounds, chains being dragged across the floor—but nothing is there. You hear an old woman's voice . . . but you… Read More →
Legends of the Afterlife
From the Series Death Uncovered
A soul travels to the ancient Egyptian underworld. There, it is weighed by Osiris, the god of the underworld. If the soul is light enough, it will live forever in the Field of Reeds. But if… Read More →
Near-Death Experiences
From the Series Death Uncovered
A man wakes up—only to discover he is not in his bed. It is dark, and he is having trouble moving. He's in a bag of some kind. He kicks his legs but cannot get free. Eventually, someone… Read More →
Rituals and Traditions
From the Series Death Uncovered
Hundreds of years ago, Vikings had many elaborate traditions and rituals for funerals. Sometimes these rituals involved the burning of entire ships—and even human sacrifice. And if something… Read More →
Uncovering Earth's Crust
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Do You Dig Earth Science?
The outside layer of our planet is an active place. Earth's crust is always growing and changing. But do you know how Earth's crust forms? And what happens when its plates shift suddenly?… Read More →
Ship of Death
From the Series Dark Hunter
A ghost ship comes from nowhere. Anyone who goes on board never comes back. Can Mr. Blood stop it before it kills again? Read More →
The Bridge of Death
From the Series The Paranormalists
"Believe me, I don't like this any more than you do, but you're the only one who has the expertise and equipment. There's something going on at St. John's Bridge, and I want to hire you to… Read More →
Jack Death
Jack is an ordinary boy except that his father happens to be Death. Nadine is a perfectly normal girl except that her Mother is—oh well, that's a Secret and not to be carelessly revealed on… Read More →
Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery
An ordinary construction project uncovers an extraordinary archaeological discovery. Imagine you're watching a backhoe dig up the ground for a construction project when a round object rolls… Read More →
Death: An Oral History
In this illuminating collection of oral-history style interviews, Casey Jarman talks to a funeral industry watchdog about the (often shady) history of the death trade; he hears how songwriter Read More →
The Wheel of Life and Death
From the Series Mysterium
After a close call with an assassin in Barcelona, Danny is more convinced than ever that his parents—star performers in the Mysterium circus—died under suspicious circumstances. He's also… Read More →
Duck, Death and the Tulip
From award-winning author and illustrator, Wolf Erlbruch, comes one of the world's best children's books about grief and loss. Voted one of the 100 greatest children's books of all time by… Read More →
Death on Sacred Ground
In the deep woods of Pikes Landing, New York, on a Seneca reservation a girl is found murdered with an arrow through her heart. When they hear about the shocking death, Vivi and her father,… Read More →
Bubonic Plague: The Black Death
From the Series Deadly Diseases (UpDog Books ™)
The bubonic plague wreaked havoc in the fourteenth century. Learn about the germ that causes the illness, how fleas spread it, and how putting sailors in quarantine slowed the spread. Dive… Read More →
The Black Death, 2nd Edition
From the Series Pivotal Moments in History
Could a few fleas really change the world? In the early 1300s, the world was on the brink of change. New trade routes in Europe and Asia brought people in contact with different cultures and… Read More →
Where Do People Go When They Die?
In this touching narrative, young children ask, "Where do people go when they die?" Each child asks an adult that they trust--a father, a mother, a grandfather, an aunt, a teacher--and,… Read More →
Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves' Hidden Colors
Yellow and red, orange and brown—fall is full of color! This nonfiction picture book, written and illustrated by Mia Posada, beautifully explains why leaves change color in fall. It… Read More →
Death of a Dreamer: The Assassination of John Lennon
New York, December 8, 1980: The announcement shocked the world. Beatles founder and legendary musician John Lennon had been murdered in front of his New York home. With no warning, a lone… Read More →
Death Eaters: Meet Nature's Scavengers
What happens to the bodies of animals and humans after death? Nature's army of death eaters steps in to take care of clean up. Without these masters of decomposition, our planet would be… Read More →
Death: Corpses, Cadavers, and Other Grave Matters
From the Series Discovery!
Everyone dies . . . but what happens inside the human body when death occurs? What body systems are key for holding on to life? And what value does studying death have for those of us still… Read More →
Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death
About 4,000 unidentified deceased persons are discovered in the United States every year. But forensic experts are successful in identifying about 3,000 of those bodies within a year. In… Read More →
Death in the Donner Party: A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
From the Series Cause-and-Effect Disasters
In 1846, the eighty-seven members of the Donner Party left Illinois to begin a new life in California. Many pioneers made this journey, but the Donner Party faced delays and terrible… Read More →
Liberty or Death: A Story about Patrick Henry
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" A passionate speaker, Patrick Henry mesmerized and motivated audiences with his powerful words. Henry believed that Britain had stolen America's freedom,… Read More →