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Zusatztext "At last! A single-volume! go-to compilation of 'everything scary under the sun and—the full moon.' A prime source of thrills and chills." — Booklist "Facts! myths! and activity ideas (how to make fake blood!) bubble and pop in this lively! illustrated guide that even teaches readers how to say 'Boo!' in 15 languages." — Shelf Awareness "A perfect trifecta of imaginative! educational! and comedy gold." — Geek Dad Informationen zum Autor Julie Winterbottom is the author of Pranklopedia and the former editor in chief of Nickelodeon Magazine . She lives in Brooklyn, NY. When she is not dreaming up ways to scare kids or make them laugh (or both), she plays Cajun accordion. Klappentext It's one-stop-shopping for everything scary: a survey of over 50 of the world's most gruesome places, creatures, and scary stories, organized like an encyclopedia--from "Arachnids" to "Zombies"--and written just for kids. It blends nonfiction (How do you say "boo" in other languages? Can a person actually be scared to death?) with fiction (stories of creepy monsters from around the world), and hands-on activities (from applying zombie make-up to creating your own ghost stories). Take a tour of Borneo's Gomantong Cave where bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats live together--in the millions--among the pitch black. Or enter into the Beauregard-Keyes House in New Orleans where Civil War solders still do battle in the front hall. Discover the origins of mythical horrors straight out of your nightmares like the Mongolian Death Worm and The Bell Witch, as well as creatures we only wish were fiction like killer bees, the deadly insects created by scientists in a failed lab experiment in 1950. Identify plants like the Manchineel of Southern Florida and Central America, a tropical tree covered in succulent-looking fruit--full of deadly, mouth burning, throat swelling poison. Read and share ghost stories from around the globe that will make you and your friends jump. Plus DIY activities: Create your own haunting; brew up a batch of fake blood; hold your own séance. Illustrated throughout, Frightlopedia is for every horror-loving young reader who loves a good scare--or sharing one with his friends and family. Each entry includes a "Fright Meter" which measures its scariness score from 1 to 3 to help readers decide the right amount of horror they're in the mood for--being scared is fun, but everyone has their limits. Ready to scare yourself and your friends silly? Read this book, if you dare... Vorwort From "arachnids" to "zombies," an encyclopedia-style book for kids featuring the world's most frightening places, most gruesome creatures, and most spine-chilling ghost stories. Zusammenfassung 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. ...
