Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle (Unsolved!) - Softcover

Kathryn Walker received an MA from Harvard University and was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She has appeared in leading roles on and off Broadway and received an Emmy Award for her performance in the PBS series "The Adams Chronicles. "She has adapted and directed a series of classical Greek productions for the Verse Drama program at the 92nd Street Y and has been an artist in residence at Harvard. She lives in Tesuque, New Mexico, and Washington, Connecticut.

The Bermuda Triangle has long been a staple of series books, and young middle-graders will be caught up in this exploration of the mystery of why planes went down and why crews of ships disappeared. The glossy pages offer various examples of odd things happening in the area of the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, Miami, and Puerto Rico, starting with strange events that occurred during the voyages of Christopher Columbus, as penned by the explorer himself. But throughout, alternative explanations are also given, and by the end of the book, many readers will see the logic behind weather or waterspouts or excess gas being the reason for ships and planes vanishing as much as electromagnetic fields from Atlantis or aliens. Short text and a multitude of photographs set against digitally enhanced backgrounds will intrigue reluctant readers and draw them to this title in the Unsolved! series. Grades 3-5. --Ilene Cooper