Are You Afraid Yet?
The Science Behind Scary Stuff
$19.07
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2009
Summary
Want a good scare? Try reading about severed heads that blink, killer viruses that eat their human host, and real-life werewolves (just for starters)! Scared yet? That’s okay - feeling scared is natural and useful. Want to know more about these and other fears? Pick up this one-of-a-kind book, an illustrated investigation into all the stuff that’s frightened us out of our wits for centuries and the gruesome, gory, gut-churning science behind it. What makes our skin crawl and our spines ting…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781554532957 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1554532957 |
| Author: | Stephen James O'Meara, Jeremy Kaposy |
| Publisher: | Kids Can Press |
| Imprint: | Kids Can Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2009 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 178mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
This should appeal to kids who love scary stories, while introducing them to hard science and critical thinking in the process.
Any kid who can’t help but watch scary flicks with all the lights out is going to get a chilly charge from this hand-sized horror handbook.–BooklistHilarious, informative and attractively creepy bait, particularly for reluctant readers.–Kirkus ReviewsPerfect for reluctant readers or anyone who loves to be frightened.–Books for Growing MindsThe trio’s wacky adventures offer as much grisly monster-filleting action and bodily fluid humor as a young reader could want.–Book LinksThis should appeal to kids who love scary stories, while introducing them to hard science and critical thinking in the process.–School Library Journal
About The Author
Stephen James O'Meara
Jeremy Kaposy lives in Toronto. He graduated with high honors from Sheridan College’s renowned Illustration program. Jeremy’s weird comic books led to him depicting monsters for Kids Can Press. His work has appeared on American Illustration online, and in print in the Feathertale Review. Are You Afraid Yet? is his first kids book.
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