Bigfoot And Other Strange Beasts

David West Children's Books - Graphic Mysteries

by Rob Shone, Nik Spender (Illustrator)

This gripping examination of Bigfoot, and similar creatures takes the reader on a journey through the Pacific Northwest, the Himalayan mountains of Nepal, and the forests of China. These stories, vividly recounted, explore the mystery of the beasts, and the lives of the people who claim to have seen them, from American gold prospectors to Chinese woodcutters

Genres: Graphic Novels

48 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Kevin]

it was an okaii book

[Rohan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bigfoot and Other Strange Beasts by Rob Shone is a concise, graphic novel explaining the myth of the Bigfoot. After initially presenting a general overview of Bigfoot, the book dives into a story of a group of travellers in Nepal who claim to work for an American Oil Company. When they encounter a monastery, they discuss the myth of the Yeti (a type of Bigfoot). At this time, through many visuals, Shone depicts various first-hand encounters with Bigfoot, and the attempts to try and uncover the mystery of it. Shone even takes the story to China by explaining the "Wild man of China". Even though this book is short, it provides a lot of information on Bigfoot and convinces the reader into believing the legend is true. A real photograph of the Bigfoot is even presented in the book (even though some believe that the figure in the picture was just a dressed up human).

I recommend this book to those who seek knowledge in new topics, or want more in-depth knowledge on topics they already know about. This book is a beginners guide to understanding the Bigfoot, however I am sure there is a lot of content present that many experts would not even know. I picked up this book because of my curiosity of the Bigfoot, and even though it is slightly too short, a little bit confusing (due to the various stories) and has too many pictures, the story still conveys significant facts. For the future, I might even plan to read more books of this series, such as the graphic novel about the Loch Ness Monster, to gain more knowledge on unfamiliar topics.

[Destiny]

The short graphic novel "Big Foot and other strange beasts" written by Rob Shone and Illustrated by Nick Spender, is an interestingly written book. Not only does it contain pages of facts and myths, it contains 3 different 'beast' stories, including The Yeti, The wild man of China and of course, Big Foot. Reading graphic novels is new to me, but regardless I really enjoyed the detail of the Illustrations. At some parts I was chucking to myself, there is some good humor present, especially in Big Foot. Furthermore, each story is written in a way that make it easy for the reader to follow. The written 'Sound Effect' were done really well, i feel like i can almost picture the sound in my head. Out of the three stories, Big Foot was my favorite, maybe because I've heard myths about Big Foot before so I was already pre interested. For people who like short quick stories I would recommend this book, they are all flashbacks to someones memory telling their tale about their encounters with the beasts. However, if you do not like abrupt short stories, I wouldn't recommend this for you.

[ABOUBACAR BARRIE]

a the stories of a beast in forest in Nepal china and Washington state this is actually true because after the war on ops ufos have stop but not bigfoot

[Luis Vallejo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Its lame.