Weird, True Facts: The Wild West by Brittany Canasi - OPTIONAL

Weird, True Facts: The Wild West by Brittany Canasi, 30 pages.  NON-FICTION Rourke Educational Media, 2019. $33  9781641564922  

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL, MS – OPTIONAL  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE   

This book gives an overview of what the term “Wild West” refers to including cowboys, outlaws, Native Americans, Western movies and life in remote areas.  Each page spread has pictures, multiple paragraphs and side bars with interesting facts.  Because so much information is presented it is more of a teaser of information that might peak a reader’s interest to find out more.  The pictures were the best part and are very appealing and at the end there are a few pages about myths and weird but true facts.   

I guess my issue with this particular book is the cover has a UFO above two cowboys but the last page has a short paragraph explaining the UFO and that’s it.  Also, I didn’t think there were that many weird facts presented, but just a basic explanation of western life.  The cover was more interesting than the inside information.  

C. Peterson