What Do We Know About Crop Circles?

What Do We Know About?

by Ben Hubbard, Who H.Q., Andrew Thomson (Illustrator)

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Are the geometric field patterns fact, myth, or legend?

Presenting What Do We Know an exciting new addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series!

What Do We Know About Crop Circles? lets curious young readers learn about the phenomenon of crop circles and how they came to be one of the most studied mysteries of the natural world. Read about all of the rational and fanciful explanations for these flattened patterns in crops all over the world, from the United Kingdom to Australia. Artists and hoaxers alike have claimed credit for these massive projects, but some people think that the source could be paranormal. Are these circles an elaborate prank, or could they be something more?

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Science

112 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 16, 2022

About the author

Ben Hubbard is an accomplished non-fiction author of books for children and adults. He has more than 160 titles to his name and has written on everything from Space, the Samurai and Sharks, to Poison, Pets and the Plantagenets. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and can be found in bookshops, libraries and schools around the world.

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have read one of these, at last. Pretty good! Basic presentation of facts. A few incomplete sentences, though...I *wish* people would STOP with the sentences that are like, "Because he was dead," or "Even without his arms." SUBJECT AND PREDICATE, PEOPLE.

[Rob · Rating 3 out of 5]

A friend who works at the same school where I work is creating a "spooky-themed" classroom this school year. I thought that I would go ahead and hit Ben Hubbard's WhoHQ offering, What Do We Know About Crop Circles? It's a light, entertaining read that is as educational and entertaining as some of the other books I have sampled for students. It did not capture my attention as much as the Atlantis or Loch Ness, or even the Berlin Wall and Women's Rights Movement books. This is mostly because I remember when the hoaxers were outed in the early 1990s, and this book seems to focus upon them, leading one to believe that all crop circles have been hoaxes. How about reports coming from the 17th and 18th centuries? What about the Tully, Australia and Oregon sightings where no hoaxers have come forward? Sadly, the book touches on these incidents and leaves them cold. Ah, well. I prefer some mysteries in this world unsolved so that there is always a hint of magic, y'know?

[Goddess of Chaos · Rating 4 out of 5]

"People have reported seeing crop circles for hundreds of years."

This is a really nice book about the history of crop circles, the theories about them, and how humans have reacted to them.

"...for many it is more exciting to believe in a mystery..." The author does a nice job capturing both the mystery of the origins of the crop circles and the magic of their different shapes and patterns that have prompted so many to want to see them and understand at least some portion of what is going on.

As someone who remembers the headline in 1991 I particularly enjoyed this book.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like these WhoHQ books for kids. I love the mysterious, so I think this is a fun book for kids who are also interested in mysteries of the natural world. This book might be enjoyed by kids who find the subject fascinating but otherwise dislike reading.

[Kim Bell Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read with solid historical information on crop circles. Thumbs up, Doug and Dave!

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

The answer is "not much", but this was still really fun to read.

[Vani Ghanate · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was more like reading a suspense story. The author has described the events well while maintaining the secrecy behind crop circles until the end.

[Elexndra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Library borrow

[Cassandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was interesting and I like Aliens....

[Tracy Ebeling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these books, learn something new everyone I read!

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pranksters can't explain all of the circles.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was a decent but I would rate it 3.7 stars. A little rational bower and his partner.

[Jj]

Thanks to Penguin Young Readers for the review copy.