Inspired by her popular   Wild Thing   podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if Bigfoot is real When journalist Laura Krantz discovered that her long-lost cousin, Grover Krantz, a distinguished anthropologist and professor at Washington State University, had devoted much of his career to the search for Bigfoot, she couldn’t quite believe it. A natural skeptic and a strong believer in facts, Krantz decided to conduct her own quest for the most famous and elusive mythical creature.      The Search for Sasquatch  takes readers through the big guy’s fun,...

The #1 bestselling author of  World War Z  returns with a horror tale that blurs the lines between human and beast, and asks, What are we capable of when we’re cut off from society? “I wish we could elevate the national dialogue on public safety to a level of tone and focus that Max Brooks has demonstrated for all of us.”—Tom Ridge, former governor of Pennsylvania and first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security   Set in the wilds of Washington State, Greenloop was once a model eco-community—until nature’s wrath made it a tragic object lesson in civilization’s fragility.    Offering a glorious back-to-nature...

Miller’s loosely rhyming couplets describe a child’s burgeoning friendship with bigfoot in this upbeat picture book focused on tolerance. Enthusiastically awakening, a pink-skinned youth heads to the forest for a day of adventure, described in effusive lines: “I followed the path/ that I loved to explore/ Through the trees on the search/ for new friends and more!” The discovery of an oversize footprint initially worries the protagonist, but when the responsible party reveals himself, it becomes clear that bigfoot might be open to friendship. In sinuous multihued line art, Flook’s sunny woodland scenes convey their supernatural...

Meet the monsters in our midst, from bigfoot to Mothman and beyond! Welcome to the United States of Cryptids, where mysterious monsters lurk in the dark forests, deep lakes, and sticky swamps of all fifty states. From the infamous Jersey Devil to the obscure Snallygaster, travel writer and chronicler of the strange J. W. Ocker uncovers the bizarre stories of these creatures and investigates the ways in which communities embrace and celebrate their local cryptids. Readers will learn about:   •  Batsquatch of Washington , a winged bigfoot that is said to have emerged from the eruption of Mount Saint Helens •  Nain Rouge of Michigan ,...