Theaters are fun places to visit--most of the time. These beautiful buildings are usually filled with funny comedies, dramatic tragedies, and exciting musicals. Yet what happens when the most exciting and dramatic events aren't happening on the stage? Many theaters have been the scenes of unusual deaths, tragic events, and are even said to be home to ghosts and spirits. Within the 11 tragic theaters in this book, children will discover the ghost of...

"Ghosts are they real spirits or just the stuff of scary stories? Scientists have yet to find any evidence spirits of the dead exist in our world, yet many people believe they do"--

"Engaging images accompany information about ghosts in battlefields. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

"Have you ever seen a ghost? Come along on an armchair adventure to some of the world's most spooky places. Eerie photographs and engaging text beg the reader to enter if they dare"--

Most people stop at stations for a brief time when they travel by train or subway. As passengers come and go, the stations are filled with happy greetings and sad good-byes. But are the stations also filled with something more out of the ordinary? According to some, spooky ghosts and mischievous spirits have been spotted lurking in the shadows. Among the 11 creepy stations in this book, children will discover a haunted underground station in London...

Examines 12 of the most haunted places on Earth. Each spread provides information about a mysterious place and its history paired with interesting sidebars and questions to consider.

"This title explains why haunted houses exist, and that's because people like to be scared! Readers will learn that people have been telling each other scary or spooky stories for centuries. Haunted houses make it so that people can live their own scary story! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--

Describes paranormal activity at haunted locations, and relates stories of places where such activity has been reported.

"To most young students, schools seem to be unexceptional, even tedious places. Little do they know that schools are some of the spookiest places on Earth. Highlighting famously haunted schools from history, this bone-chilling book invites readers to step into creepy classrooms and learn just what makes these schools so scary. With thought-provoking sidebars and vibrant photographs that make the information pop, this delightfully disturbing text will...