Graphic Mysteries S.
2 total works
The speech bubbles and strip cartoon-style illustrations create a dynamic format that encourages readers to engage with the characters and get involved in the story. "Fact or Fiction?" looks at different interpretations of these tales and what may be the reality behind the mythology that has inspired artists and writers throughout the centuries. It also features maps and photographs of the rumoured locations of each lost city, and includes a glossary, an index and recommended further reading. It helps achieve goals of Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. It fits into Key Stage 2 English and is an ideal text for shared and guided reading for Key Stage 2 pupils.
This title contains speech bubbles and strip cartoon-style illustrations, which create a dynamic format that encourages readers to engage with the characters and get involved in the story. "Bigfoot" presents three stories featuring this mysterious creature from America, China and Nepal and looks at evidence supplied by modern science which may help shed light on this enduring unsolved mystery. Opening pages provide background information about the different creatures referred to as Bigfoot. Detailed maps provide a geographical context for the sightings. Closing pages examine the various pieces of evidence which have been claimed as proof of the existence of an as yet unidentified creature, including the infamous Willow Creek film footage claiming to show a bigfoot, and considers the role breakthroughs in scientific technology such as DNA testing, are playing in solving the mystery. Glossary, index and recommended further reading are included. This work helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14, promoting 'positive attitudes to learning', 'knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the world' and 'skills in literacy'.