Stuff that scares your pants off!
Subtitle: the science scoop on more than 30 terrifying phenomena!
By: by Glenn Murphy
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780545391818
Subjects: Social psychology; Fear; Phobias; Juvenile literature; Science
Description: Presents useful information and facts on some of the most common fears, from poisonous spiders and shark bites in the ocean to the probability of being struck by lightning or killed by a flesh-eating bacteria.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 188) and index.
Table of contents: title: Wild and scary wildlife; title: Natural disasters; title: Doctors, dentists, and deadly diseases; title: In the unlikely event; title: In the bad place; title: The unknown.