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Horrible hauntings an augmented reality collection of ghosts and ghouls / by Shirin Yim Bridges ; illustrated by William Maughan

Illustrations of 10 famous historical hauntings introduce readers to some of the most notorious and chilling ghosts throughout the ages. Using interactive augmented reality to enhance the images on the pages, readers are able to see and interact with 3-D ghosts, which appear to come alive and can be...

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Main Author: Bridges, Shirin Yim
Other Authors: Maughan, William (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Foster City, CA : Goosebottom Books, c2012.
Subjects:
Ghosts > Juvenile nonfiction.
Ghouls and ogres > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:Illustrations of 10 famous historical hauntings introduce readers to some of the most notorious and chilling ghosts throughout the ages. Using interactive augmented reality to enhance the images on the pages, readers are able to see and interact with 3-D ghosts, which appear to come alive and can be manipulated by the viewer.
Physical Description:[24] p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
Format:Free app required to see ghosts. You must download Horrible Hauntings from Google Play or the Apple App Store and launch the app on your iOS device, Android phone, or tablet.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [24]).
ISBN:9781937463991 :
1937463990 :
Author Notes:Shirin Yim Bridges' first book, Ruby's Wish, was a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book and won the Ezra Jack Keats award. It is on several state reading lists, has been translated into seven languages, and is now in its eleventh edition. The Umbrella Queen made TIME/CNN's Top 10 Lists and was also named a Best Children's Book by the Bank Street College of Education. Horrible Hauntings won an IRA/CBC Children's Choices Award. Mary Wrightly So Politely launched in April 2013 to starred reviews in both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. To date, every book that Shirin has written or published has achieved national acclaim.

William Maughan graduated from the Art Center College of design with distinction in 1973. He began his career in commercial illustration in New York in 1974. Since that time his illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines, children's books, paperback book covers, and ad campaigns. He also teaches at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California, where he currently directs Graduate Studies Illustration.

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