This book is part of a book series called True Stories, Hidden Facts .

There are 24 pages in this book. It is lift the flap. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

Adam Sutherland works in the media industry and his interests include popular culture and the world of celebrity.

This book has the following chapters: Bigfoot - The story of a sighting of the mysterious ape-like man. Facts relating to other sightings and other similar beasts such as the Yeti, Yerrin and Skunk ape. Hoaxes revealed. El Dorado - The story of the search for the legendary city of gold. Facts suggest that it may not have been a city but a person. Other lost cities are mentioned such as Atlantis, Camelot, Xanadu, Technotitlan, Troy and others. The Lochness Monster - The story of Lachlan Stuart who took a famous photo of "Nessie". The facts behind the search for lake monsters around the world including Ogopogo, Lake Champlain Monster, South Bay Bessie and others. Hoaxes revealed. Ball Lightning and other Strange Phenomena - The story of an eyewitnesses account of ball lightning. Facts suggest explanations for the phenomena along with other mysterious phenomena such as red sprites, blue jets, elves and sprite halos, as well as raining blood, toads, fish, and birds. The Roswell UFO Incident - The true story of the supposed capture of an alien flying saucer and its extraterrestial crew. Facts behind the story reveal a military cover up. Other famous ufo and alien stories are mentioned. Flight 19 and the Bermuda Triangle - The last flight of a training exercise ends in its disappearance in the area of the infamous Bermuda Triangle. The facts cannot explain the complete disappearance and other famous examples of the Bermuda Triangle are discussed. The Mary Celeste - On Dec 5, 1872 the captain and mate of Dei Gratia clambered aboard the Mary Celeste and discovered a deserted ship. The details of the story reveal a mystery with several suggested reasons for the missing crew but nevertheless the answer remains a mystery to this day. Other factual events involving mysterious disappearances such as Emelia Earhardt, Flannan isles lighthouse keepers, Fossett and others. The Tunguska Event - The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred near the Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:14 a. m. on June 30, 1908. The cause is still a mystery, but the explosion was most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 5-10 kilometres above Earth's surface. Facts about other meteor impacts are discussed. Spontaneous Human Combustion - A typical case story of SHC. Facts discuss the many theories and hypotheses how SHC might occur, but those which rely on current scientific understanding say that instances mistaken for spontaneous combustion actually required a source of ignition. It also appears in Dickens' story Bleak House. The Paranormal - The story of the man who foresaw the murder of a British Prime Minister. Facts discuss the Paranormal as an umbrella term used to describe unusual phenomena or experiences that lack an obvious scientific explanation such as telepathy, extra-sensory perception, psychokinesis, and precognition to name a few.