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Frightlopedia: An Encyclopedia of Everything Scary, Creepy, and Spine-Chilling, from Arachnids to Zombies
Contributor(s): Winterbottom, Julie (Author)
ISBN: 0761183795     ISBN-13: 9780761183792
Publisher: Workman Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $8.96  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - Encyclopedias
Dewey: 031.02
Lexile Measure: 1060
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Holiday - Halloween
 
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Publisher Description:
A deliciously creepy book for kids who love ghost stories, monsters, spiders, and more

Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the world's most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined. Discover Borneo's Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats coexist--in pitch darkness. Learn about mythical creatures like the Mongolian Death Worm--and scarily real ones like killer bees, which were accidentally created by scientists in the 1950s. Visit New Orleans's Beauregard-Keyes house, where Civil War soldiers are said to still clash in the front hall. Plus ghost stories from around the world, a cross-cultural study of vampires, and how to transform into a zombie with makeup. Each entry includes a "Fright Meter" measurement from 1 to 3, because while being scared is fun, everyone has their limit.

A 2017 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.


Contributor Bio(s): Winterbottom, Julie: -

Julie Winterbottom is the author of Pranklopedia and Frightlopedia and the former editor-in-chief of Nickelodeon Magazine. She lives in Beacon, NY. When she is not dreaming up ways to scare kids or make them laugh (or both), she plays cajun accordion.