Williams, Dinah

Arranged alphabetically, The Awesome 50 States takes readers from the mountains of Maine to the coasts of California, stopping along the way at every weird and wonderful place a kid could imagine.

Looks at eighty gods and goddesses from various cultures, such as Durga, Raijin, and Odin.

Explores different types of robots--machines that work, think, talk, dance and play.

"Did you know that you can teach a robot to play soccer? Or that you can ride in a car driven by a computer? Discover how AI learns and grows, as well as how it identifies objects by recognizing differences and similarities!"--Amazon.

"Explores the stories and alleged hauntings of some of the deadliest catastrophes in history, from lost souls left behind in the 2011 Japanese tsunami to a headless ghost frightening miners deep underground. With historical photos and sidebars that are equal parts educational and terrifying, readers will find that sometimes fact is even scarier than fiction"--OCLC.

Visit 11 of Hollywood’s spookiest sights and ghosts: an unlucky actress who haunts the Hollywood sign, an actor who is still seen on his old set, and a magician who seems to have escaped death.

Looks at America's forgotten past, discussing serial killers, deadly vampire-like diseases, haunted ghost ships, river pirates and more.

Introduces eleven suspected UFO crash sitesand the storie s behind each encounter.

Among the eleven prisons reported to contain ghosts in this book, children will discover Alcatraz, a Civil War prison, and the Tower of London.

"For most people, islands are a place to spend a relaxing vacation. Tourists often visit these beautiful locations to enjoy warm sandy beaches and rest by gentle ocean waves. Yet what if instead of sand and sun, an island is full of ghosts and other spooky creatures lurking in the shadows. Among the 11 creepy islands in this book, children will discover a ghostly pirate who continues to look for the gold he buried hundreds of years ago, a lighthouse keeper who haunts the building where he once worked, and a small island where all of the inhabitants mysteriously disappeared. The creepy photographs and chilling nonfiction text will keep children turning the pages to discover more spooky stories"--Provided by the publisher.