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    Zombies: The Truth Behind History's Terrifying Flesh-Eaters
    Zombies: The Truth Behind History's Terrifying Flesh-Eaters
    Zombies: The Truth Behind History's Terrifying Flesh-Eaters
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    Zombies: The Truth Behind History's Terrifying Flesh-Eaters

    By Steve Goldsworthy

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    Stories about the walking dead searching for a meal of warm flesh have been around for thousands of years. Take readers on a trip through time to learn about ancient and medieval lore about zombies. Then explore how zombie stories have changed over time until these creatures became some of the most popular monsters seen in today's popular culture.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateDec 21, 2015
    ISBN9781515730712
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    Steve Goldsworthy

    Steve Goldsworthy is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and children's author. He has published 23 nonfiction books for kids.  Steve has worked in the film industry on movies such as "Legends of the Fall" and TV shows including "Lonesome Dove". Steve has written, directed, and produced several film projects and has also directed for the stage. Steve lives in Calgary, Canada, with his wife, author Kaite Goldsworthy, and the two best story-editors in the world, his two boys.

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      Book preview

      Zombies - Steve Goldsworthy

      The World of Zombies

      CHAPTER 1

      Zombies in the Ancient World

      CHAPTER 2

      Medieval Zombie Folklore

      CHAPTER 3

      Hunting the Living Dead

      CHAPTER 4

      Zombies Everywhere

      GLOSSARY

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      They stagger toward you. Their outstretched arms are covered in rotting flesh. Fresh from the grave, they seem unstoppable in their advance. While moaning and grinding their teeth, they want only one thing—to eat you! You’ve just stumbled into the nightmare world of zombies.

      There are many types of zombies in scary stories, but they all have a few things in common. Zombies are the bodies of people who have died and then risen from the grave. These monsters aren’t alive. They are instead considered to be undead. Zombies also have no will or mind of their own. They act under the power of something or someone else. Sometimes it is a magical spell cast by a voodoo priest. But more often it is the intense desire to eat warm human flesh.

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