The Unexplained (1999) is a book series that provides young readers information about various paranormal phenomena and other "unexplained" events published by Scholastic. Throughout the books are sections called Food For Thought which encourage readers to think critically. At the end of each book; though before the Index, is a page labeled Did You Know? which provides readers with more facts about each books topic.
Below is a list of books in the series:
- Ghosts by John Guy
- Monsters
- The Supernatural
- UFO's
This series provides examples of:
- Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: Discussed in the Monsters book.
- Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Every book in this series is about something that can't be explained.
- Then of course there's the subject of each book, which is part of the title.
- Flying Dutchman: "The Flying Dutchman" and other ghost ships are mentioned and discussed in Ghosts.
- Flying Saucer: As to be expected they're present and discussed in the UFO book.
- Our Mermaids Are Different: According to the book Ghosts one interpretation of the mermaid is that they're ghosts looking for a soul.
- Shout-Out: Screenshots from various films make it into the books.
- Stock Ness Monster: Discussed in the Monsters book.