{"product_id":"worlds-greatest-myths-rowan-north-9798254907787","title":"World's Greatest Myths: A Young Explorer's Guide to Gods, Creatures, Legends, and Lost Empires (B\u0026W Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 strange but true stories from ancient history. 25 mysteries that historians, archaeologists, and scientists still can't fully explain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld's Greatest Myths\u003c\/i\u003e is a nonfiction history book for curious kids and teens - built around one idea most mythology books ignore: some of these ancient stories might actually be real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA flood remembered by over 200 unconnected cultures across every inhabited continent. A creature drawn identically in Asia, Europe, and the Americas by civilizations that never made contact. A city so advanced it shouldn't have existed - and then vanished without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese aren't just old legends. They're unsolved historical mysteries with thousands of years of evidence behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome of the 25 investigations inside: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e Aztec god \u003c\/i\u003ewho walked into fire - and the astronomical event ancient records suggest actually happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003espider \u003c\/i\u003ewho outsmarted the sky god - and what it reveals about how West African oral history survived intact across centuries and continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003edragon \u003c\/i\u003emyth, repeated on every continent - by people with no contact, no shared language, and no known explanation for why their versions match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreek gods with disturbingly human flaws. Norse giants guarding the roots of reality. Lost empires that mainstream archaeology took centuries to confirm were real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery chapter follows the same Case File structure: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Myth\u003c\/b\u003e: told fast, vivid, and exactly as wild as it deserves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBut Wait... Was It Real?\u003c\/b\u003e: where ancient legend meets real archaeology, science, and geography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYour Mission\u003c\/b\u003e: one hands-on challenge that turns the reader into an investigator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuiding every case file is LORE - an ancient stone tablet, keeper of ten thousand stories, and the most unexpectedly funny narrator in the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovers ancient civilizations and world mythology from five regions: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreek and Roman. Norse and Celtic. Aztec, Mayan, and Incan. West African and Egyptian. East Asian and Oceanic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five myths. Twenty-five real mysteries underneath them. World history, ancient civilizations, strange facts, and unexplained events - all in one book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for kids and teens who ask questions adults can't easily answer. Used in classrooms, homeschool programs, and by families who want history books that don't feel like homework.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuy now and open the first Case File.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowan North\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254907787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Rowan North","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084375761151,"sku":"9798254907787","price":14.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/worlds-greatest-myths-rowan-north-9798254907787","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}