Each Origins: Urban Legends: Hauntings eShort is a single chapter from the full Hauntings title, packaged as a mini eBook. Hauntings eShorts include Fort Mifflin, Possessions & Exorcisms, Sammie Dean, and Poltergeists.
Each Origins: Urban Legends: Hauntings eShort is a single chapter from the full Hauntings title, packaged as a mini eBook. Hauntings eShorts include Fort Mifflin, Possessions & Exorcisms, Sammie Dean, and Poltergeists.
In this title from Full Tilt’s Origins series, readers will explore the origin stories of superstitions. Urban Legends: Superstitions guides readers as they discover the facts behind common superstitions, from black cats to Friday the 13th.
Is fear always a bad thing? Learn about phobias, scary creatures, and more before reading "Just My Imagination?," poems about dreams that are real and horror you cannot describe.
Vampires, werewolves, and aliens - oh my! The History of Monster Movies takes a thrilling look at the imaginary creatures that have scared audiences throughout the years. Featuring TIME content, this high-interest nonfiction reader builds critical literacy skills and academic vocabulary and is purposefully leveled to engage different types of learners. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori Oczkus, the text includes a table of contents, captions, glossary, index, and images to deepen understanding. The detailed sidebars feature fun facts that develop higher-order thinking. The Try It! culminating activity provides additional language-development activities. Aligned with McREL and WIDA/TESOL standards, this text features complex content appropriate for middle school students.
Vampire jokes, insect humor…we often make fun of the things that creep us out. This cringe-worthy book examines how our funny bones are sometimes tweaked by fright. Using jokes, puns, riddles, and rhymes, readers will learn how to harness their own fears and slay them with jokes.
Have you ever felt your house was haunted? Many people have reported that ghosts or other paranormal creatures haunt their houses. Some claim to have seen objects move by themselves. Others say they have heard strange noises or voices in their homes. Can a house really be haunted by the paranormal? Let the students decide once they read about the evidence and doubts behind haunted houses.
The Fall of the House of Usher is a Gothic novel by Edgar Allan Poe. The story tells of a mysterious house and an unnamed narrator's horrific experience with it.
Bloodthirsty, nocturnal, and immortal—vampires are fascinatingly creepy! Young readers will learn the truth behind the myths about vampires.
Send shivers up readers' spines with tales of spooky houses and the ghosts rumored to haunt them. Kids will love learning all about ghosts, the people who hunt them, close encounters, and more!
Tales about ghost ships have been told for centuries around the world. Explore the truth behind the stories in this fascinating book—but beware: discover at your own risk!
Allows readers to safely examine stories about ghosts through carefully leveled text and graphs, maps, and other infographics.
Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted houses through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.
Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted ships through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.
Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted battle sites through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.
Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted hotels through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.
Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted cemeteries through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.
As in the classic tale our Snow White falls under the spell of the evil Queen. But who gets left behind when her Prince arrives?
In the classic Grimm's tale told to children for centuries, our heroine is wise to the Wolf in granda's clothing. But did the story really end there?
Jack and his poor mother follow all the rules of this classic tale. But can they escape the raging Giant?
Poor Hansel and Gretel, cast out on their own by a wicked stepmother. You may think you know how the story ends, but think again!
Goldilocks may have escaped the wrath of the 3 bears, but her luck runs out when this busy-body stumbles into a haunted house.
You may know the story of the downtrodden girl who meets her Prince Charming. But our Cinder-Ella rules the dark night with her new Prince.
Rapunzel with the long dark hair, was the most beautiful girl in the land. But after a deal is made with the witch, Rapunzel is sent to the tower. When a Prince wanders by, the two soon fall in love. Can they outwit the witch or must they suffer from her curse?
When the King asks a soldier to solve a mystery, he has no idea of the mysteries that will be discovered. Follow along and see for yourself, as the princesses dance the night away.
