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History's mysteries : curious clues, cold cases, and puzzles from the past / by Kitson Jazynka.

by Jazynka, Kitson.

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National Geographic Kids, 2017.

History -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.

Antiquities -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.

Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.

National geographic kids.

9781426328725 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

1426328729 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

159 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, portraits ; 24cm.

At head of title: National Geographic Kids.

"National Geographic Kids."

Includes index.

Vanished civilizations. New evidence revealed: White City of the Jaguar -- Unexplained deaths and disappearances. New evidence revealed: Anastasia -- Creatures of myth and legend. New evidence revealed: Van Lierde's giant snake -- Freaky phenomena. New evidence revealed: Solway spaceman -- Mystifying monuments. New evidence revealed: Stonehenge -- Cryptic codes and lost languages. New evidence revealed: Shugborough inscription -- Treasure troves. New evidence revealed: Lost Fabergé eggs -- More mysteries: sounds that stump scientists -- Solving mysteries: an interview with archaeologist Chris Fisher -- Afterword.

Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more. Chock-full of cool photos, fun facts, and spine-tingling mysteries.

Children's questions and answers.

National Geographic Society (U.S.)

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