History's Greatest Mysteries! J Nonfiction

Read about mysteries and strange occurrences!

Updated September 6, 2024
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Bones unearthed!
Hollihan, Kerrie Logan
Paper Book
The Creepy and True series explores strange phenomena, fun facts, and out of the ordinary discoveries. Have you ever wondered what lies beneath our feet? Bones have a story to tell-and not always a happy one. Bones Unearthed!, book 3 of the Creepy and True series,...
The case of the vanishing honey bees : a scientific mystery
Markle, Sandra.
Paper Book
Honeybees are a crucial part of our food chain. As they gather nectar from flowers to make sweet honey, these bees also play an important role in pollination, helping some plants produce fruit. But large numbers of honeybees are disappearing every year . . . and no one knows why. Is a fungus...
History's mysteries : curious clues, cold cases, and puzzles from the past
Jazynka, Kitson
Paper Book
Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit...
Roanoke : the lost colony : an unsolved mystery from history
Yolen, Jane.
Paper Book
In this spine-tingling book from the nonfiction An Unsolved Mystery from History picture book series, journey to colonial America and discover the enduring mystery of the missing Roanoke Colony. In 1587 John White was chosen by Sir Walter Raleigh to lead a new colony at Roanoke...
Trapped in Terror Bay : solving the mystery of the lost Franklin Expedition
Brouwer, Sigmund
Paper Book
In 1845, Sir John Franklin's expedition set sail for the Arctic from England in search of the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Not only did they not succeed, his two ships - HMS Erebus and HMS Terror - and their entire party of 129 men vanished, their fate a mystery that remained...
Where is the Bermuda Triangle?
Stine, Megan
Paper Book
Who doesn't love a great mystery? This book presents the eerie accidents and unexplained disappearances that have occurred in the region known as the Bermuda Triangle. Even before it was named, the Bermuda Triangle--roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico--had gained a...

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