Why am I passionate about this?

I’ve been a full-time non-fiction author since 2012 and have over 170 titles to my name. My Yeti book is one of several children’s books I’ve been lucky enough to write for Penguin Random House. My other titles in this series include: the Donner Party, Nazca Lines, the Roswell Incident, the Kraken, and Crop Circles. I have written another children’s book on the Yeti called Hunting for Yetis, which is a first-person account that tracks the creatures around the world. 


I wrote...

What Do We Know About the Yeti?

By Ben Hubbard, Manuel Gutierrez (illustrator),

Book cover of What Do We Know About the Yeti?

What is my book about?

My book explores the giant creature of folklore, myth, and legend that has terrified, amazed, and eluded humans for thousands…

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The books I picked & why

Book cover of Yeti: The Ecology of a Mystery

Ben Hubbard Why did I love this book?

I loved this captivating nonfiction adult book, which describes the author’s personal search for the Yeti between 1956 and 2015. No Himalayan rock is left unturned or valley unvisited as Taylor tries to fulfill his personal quest to explain the Yeti’s footprints and takes the reader along for the ride.

It’s a rollercoaster ride with interesting twists. I highly recommend it!


 

By Daniel C. Taylor,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Yeti as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

AS it turned out, young Daniel never outgrew the enchantment of the mysterious Yeti, the Abominable Snowman. His search for the enigmatic creature of Himalayan legends spread over many decades: from 1956 until 2015, Daniel C. Taylor visited almost all valley systems in his quest to explain the 'Yeti's footprints'. But to his surprise, solving the footprint mystery did not answer the Yeti question. As his quest evolved, Taylor went on to create two massive national parks around Mount Everest.Equipped with abundant knowledge of the Himalaya, Taylor tells a story that is captivating and full of surprises. He looks back…


Book cover of Yeti: An Abominable History

Ben Hubbard Why did I love this book?

In this fascinating adult book, Hoyland recounts finding and filming footprints during an expedition to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. He believes he was stalked by the Yeti, a hairy creature that locals told him could kill with one blow of its fist.

Hoyland delves deep into the Yeti, which he discusses with Sherpas and local Nepalese during his search for it.

By Graham Hoyland,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Yeti as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

What leads us to believe in monsters? What happens when we meet the brutal creatures of our nightmares?

Tales of the yeti, the 'Abominable Snowman' of the Himalayas, have been recorded for centuries. This huge, ape-like, hairy creature has tantalised explorers, mountaineers and locals with curious footprints and elusive appearances. But until recently, no one has been able to identify what this mythical creature might be, or even determine if it is real.

On an expedition to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, Graham Hoyland found and filmed footprints of the mythical yeti in a part of the country that…


Book cover of My Quest for the Yeti: Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery

Ben Hubbard Why did I love this book?

In another adult book by a Himalayan adventurer, Messner encountered a creature that he believed could be the Yeti during a 1986 climbing expedition. Hooked on the notion, he then spent 11 years trying to prove the Yeti’s existence, with multiple expeditions through Tibet, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Ladakh.

Brilliantly insightful first-person account!

By Reinhold Messner,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked My Quest for the Yeti as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

One of the world's great mountain climbers returns to the Himalayan Mountains, where he explores the mystery of Yeti, or "abominable snowman". Original.


Book cover of Abominable Science! Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids

Ben Hubbard Why did I love this book?

I found this to be an excellent handbook, which explores the legend of the Yeti alongside other mysterious cryptid creatures such as the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot.

The authors present an entertaining and educational compendium on cryptids and give good arguments both for and against their existence. Seeing these opposing sides of the Yeti debate is great, and I highly recommend this book!

By Daniel Loxton, Donald R. Prothero,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Abominable Science! Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from two dedicated investigators that explores and elucidates the fascinating world of cryptozoology. Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero have written an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on cryptids, presenting the arguments both for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience that perpetuates their myths. After examining the nature of science and pseudoscience and their relation to cryptozoology, Loxton and Prothero take on Bigfoot; the…


Book cover of Bigfoot and Yeti

Ben Hubbard Why did I love this book?

This is an excellent children’s book that explores the historical evidence behind the Yeti and Bigfoot. The book explains where legends about the creatures began, how they are reflected across countries and cultures, and how they are understood today.

Many people believe the Yeti and Bigfoot are related, so it makes sense to have them in the same book. 

By Jennifer Joline Anderson,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Bigfoot and Yeti as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Big Foot and Yeti introduces you to two of the world's most popular legendary creatures. Learn where and why these legends began, how they are reflected in different cultures, and how they are understood today. Complete with well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.


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What Do We Know About the Yeti?

By Ben Hubbard, Manuel Gutierrez (illustrator),

Book cover of What Do We Know About the Yeti?

What is my book about?

My book explores the giant creature of folklore, myth, and legend that has terrified, amazed, and eluded humans for thousands of years. Western explorers have searched for the Yeti since it was seen in the Himalayas during a 1921 Mount Everest expedition. This sighting sparked modern interest in the mysterious creature, which has continued ever since.

My book examines the history behind the Yeti and sets out to solve the enigma behind the hairy beast.

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Book cover of Curiosity and the Cat

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What is my book about?

Curiosity is certain she saw fairies at the bottom of the garden. Little does she know . . . they saw her first.

Emotionally abandoned by her mother and infatuated by a figurine of a fairy ballerina she discovers in an old toy shop, eight-year-old Curiosity Portland steals the figurine, unleashing strange and frightening happenings around her home, which, in turn, reveals a disturbing family history. 

An ominous tale of faerie folk.

Curiosity and the Cat

By Martin Treanor,

What is this book about?

Curiosity is certain she saw fairies at the bottom of the garden. Little does she know . . . they saw her first.

Emotionally abandoned by her mother and infatuated by a figurine of a fairy ballerina she discovers in an old toy shop, eight-year-old Curiosity Portland steals the figurine, unleashing strange and frightening happenings around her home, which, in turn, reveals a disturbing family history.

An ominous tale of faerie folk.



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