They are . . .

Round patterns of flattened field crops

Curious sightings that have puzzled people for hundreds of years

A scientific mystery on an international scale

 

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 About: 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?

本書讓好奇的年輕讀者了解麥田怪圈現象，以及它們如何成為自然界研究最多的謎團之一。讀者可以讀到世界各地--從英國到澳大利亞--農作物圖案所有理性和玄妙的解釋。藝術家和惡作劇者都聲稱這些大型畫作是他們所為，但有人認為它們是種超自然現象。這些怪圈是精心設計的惡作劇，還是另有原因？

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