The search for Sasquatch / Laura Krantz.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419758188
- ISBN: 1419758187
- Physical Description: 152 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8 to 12 Abrams Books for Young Readers |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Sasquatch > Juvenile literature. Cryptozoology > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 7 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville | YA 001.944 KRA 2022 (Text) | 0002205426501 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Camden County Library District - Osage Beach | J 001.944 Krantz (Text) | 31320003886004 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
De Soto Public Library | J 001.94 KRANTZ Laura (Text) | 33858000075086 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Neosho Newton - Neosho | 001.944 KRA (Text) | 34162002158846 | Juv Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/15/2024 |
Polk County Library-Bolivar | J 001.944 KRA (Text) | 34531000320835 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Ralls County Library | J KRA (Text) | 33200000027256 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Sullivan | J001.944 KRA (Text) | 3007742951 | Juvenile NonFiction | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Wright City | J001.944 KRA (Text) | 3007742846 | Juvenile NonFiction | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
The Search for Sasquatch (a Wild Thing Book)
Kirkus Reviews
Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
A case study in the tension between scientific objectivity and human nature. Not quite convincingly trying to position herself on the side of science, podcaster and science journalist Krantz opens with lucid discussions of taxonomy and human evolution but then runs through the circumstantial evidence--"thousands" of outsized footprints, "thousands" of sightings in every state except Hawaii, numerous blurry photos dubbed "blobsquatches" by aficionados, a set of mysterious ground "nests" discovered in Washington state. And while Krantz acknowledges the so far total lack of "irrefutable proof," she highlights the importance of keeping an open mind and recognizing that there are still unsolved mysteries in the world. On more personal notes, she records an exciting (but fruitless) overnight expedition with a group of experienced "squatchers" and the (negative) results of a DNA test on a sample taken from one of the aforementioned nests. Along with showing that she's done diligent research, the backmatter includes an inventory of camping supplies for would be squatchers (including a "camera--to get blurry blobsquatch photos") and a quick list of Bigfoot relatives worldwide. Still, notwithstanding Krantz's claim that the real prize is the search itself, prospective cryptid hunters will find a better, if even less skeptical, overview in Kelly Milner Halls' In Search of Sasquatch (2011)--with photos rather than the fanciful graphics of shadowy monsters sitting on a modern toilet or posing as caped superheroes. A readable précis that offers a decidedly mixed message. (glossary, notes, sources, bibliography, index) (Nonfiction. 11-13) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.