Zombie Myths

by Jennifer Mason

Book Overview

Today, thanks to movies, video games, comic books, graphic novels, and television series, the world has a pretty distinct idea about what zombies are. Hundreds of years ago, the word zombie may have been handed down from jumbie, a West Indian term for ghost, or nzambi, meaning spirit of the dead, in Congo, Africa. Brainless, reanimated corpses have long haunted the myths of many cultures around the world. The most shocking and fascinating zombie origins...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538214504
• ISBN13: 9781538214503
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8