Ever since Ben Tajima found a toy boat on the Chicago Riverwalk, strange things have been happening. Ben keeps seeing a ghostly boy everywhere: the swimming pool, the living room . . . But who is the boy? What is he looking for? And what will happen when he finds it?
Every state has its own spine-tingling stories of ghosts and mysterious hauntings grounded in its regional history. The Haunted States of America series uses real-life ghost lore as jumping off points to new, chilling tales. An author's note provides historical origins and fascinating facts, but beware: sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
Skeletons, witches, jack-o-lanterns, oh my! With magic flashlights inside the pages, find Halloween characters and objects throughout the spooky haunted house. This innovative flashlight format with friendly Halloween scenes will keep children busy for hours as they are challenged to find as many hidden items as they can. No batteries are necessary, making this book ready to go anywhere!
The NFB’s mandate is “[t]o make and distribute films designed to help Canadians in all parts of Canada to understand the ways of living and the problems of Canadians in other parts.” NFB Founding Commissioner John Grierson "It’s only by our lack of ghosts we're haunted. " Canadian poet Earle Birney Haunting Inquiry: Classic NFB Documentary, Jacques Derrida, and the Curricular Otherwise reintroduces significant, if sometimes forgotten, National Film Board of Canada documentaries into contemporary curriculum conversation. Author Robert Christopher Nellis employs an inflection of Derridean deconstruction to mobilize historical, political, and intellectual themes emerging from the films as elliptical, curricular opportunities. The work explores hauntings in and around the documentaries to open toward Others neither fully present nor absent within the Canadian imagination. They remain troublingly illicit, as is the character of haunting... This book’s contribution to the literature of curriculum is a unique and innovative conceptual framework, reintroduction of many classic NFB documentaries, and the use of a productive language and outlook to mobilize fresh perspectives and hopeful possibilities.
A Dickensian ghost story from the bestselling author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky “A wonderfully creepy novel…magnificently eerie.” —The Observer This House Is Haunted is a striking homage to the classic nineteenth-century ghost story. Set in Norfolk in 1867, Eliza Caine responds to an ad for a governess position at Gaudlin Hall. When she arrives at the hall, shaken by an unsettling disturbance that occurred during her travels, she is greeted by the two children now in her care, Isabella and Eustace. There is no adult present to represent her mysterious employer, and the children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room, another terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong. From the moment Eliza rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence that lives within Gaudlin’s walls. Eliza realizes that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall’s long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past. Clever, captivating, and witty, This House Is Haunted is pure entertainment with a catch.
Here is the eighth title in Edgar Award Winner Dori Hillestad Butler's not-too-scary chapter book mystery series, The Haunted Library. Kaz are Claire are called on for another case! A family thinks their house is haunted, making it difficult for them to sell it. Will Kaz and Claire be able to figure out what's going on, and find more of Kaz's family members along the way?
Help the little ghost scurry about and find his spooky friends quickly! Follow a sweet little ghost as he visits a murky swamp, creepy cavern, and haunted house to collect his ghoulish friends. Little ones will love counting and spotting all the hidden friends along the way in this rhyming, spook-tacular object search filled with mummies, ghosts, goblins, zombies, witches, monsters, and other spooky things! Mixing vibrant illustrations with festive fun, kiddos will be entertained by the enjoyable I Spy book activities and story for hours of fun. Perfect addition to your family's Halloween books for kids! With look and find exercises to help children count, match, and learn colors, this series keeps kids engaged while aiding in language development. I Spy is designed to be a fun, educational experience for kids of all ages, whether they can already read on their own or need someone to read to them. Rhyming text and exciting stories covering all of your favorite children's interests make I Spy with My Little Eye the ultimate search and find series. Collect the entire I Spy with My Little Eye series from Cottage Door Press! Lively, rhyming, and educational, this fun Halloween book asks "I Spy" questions to help engage kids further into the story for an interactive experience. Engaging questions and new vocabulary words found on every page, designed to help build conversation skills and support language development. Designed for kids ages 4-8, this activity book is a great introduction to look, search, and find books, as boys and girls will have fun with guided questions, navigating themselves through the activities. At-home or on-the-go, search and find activity books are ideal for kids on road trips, airplane rides, rainy days, and more!
The Navajo called them the Anasazi, the “ancient enemy,” and their abandoned cities haunt the canyons and plateaus of the Southwest. For centuries the sudden disappearance of these people baffled historians. Summoned to a dark desert plateau by a desperate letter from an old friend, renowned investigator Mike Raglan is drawn into a world of mystery, violence, and explosive revelations. Crossing a border beyond the laws of man and nature, he will learn of the astonishing world of the Anasazi and discover the most extraordinary frontier ever encountered.
A collection of ghost stories and narration unique to the state of Kansas. The stories are a blend of mystery and menace. The ghosts are shown are to notoriously linked to a specific structure or landscape, whether it be an 18th century mansion or a bottomless pool.