Title: History's Mysteries: Curious Clues, Cold Cases, and Puzzles From the Past
Author: Kitson Jazynka
Series: Stand Alone
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
Publication Date: October 17, 2017
Source: Publisher
Oh my freaking goodness! I had no idea I would love this book as much as I actually did! Truth be told, I am actually kind of sad that it ended.
History's Mysteries is filled to the brim with bits of stories and information on a lot of different topics. All of which are unsolved or things not quite figured out (and may never be). And it covers quite a range of topics - buildings/structures, creatures, lost things....
Some of the things in the book I kind of knew about, but not really. An example of this would be Stonehenge. I of course have heard about it, but I haven't really looked into much information on it. And while this book doesn't have a lot of information on any one thing, it does have some pretty good information for each thing. So I definitely learned some new stuff on something I already knew a little about.
Then there were the things I had no idea about! Like the "money pit" up in Novia Scotia. Oh my goodness! That thing sounded so cool! I actually ended up doing some Googling on it and learned that there is a show on the History Channel just about that! So now I need to see if I can find that show to watch it!
This book, while it doesn't have a lot of information on any one thing, it has enough information to get your feet wet and to entice you to want to learn more on the subjects that it covers. This is a great book for those who like to learn random bits of information about things. And it may just convince them to do some further research onto some of the topics like it did for me!
If you can't tell, I totally recommend this book!
My Rating
5 Stars
This review is based on a copy provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are mine and mine alone.
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