Weird U.S.: A Freaky Field Trip Through the 50 States

by Matt Lake, Randy Fairbanks

Overview

Now, for the first time ever, kids can join America's most beloved WEIRD hunters on an unforgettable cross-country journey-and experience all the fun and discovery for themselves! Camera and notebooks again in hand, the two Marks introduce brave young explorers to bizarre objects and strange sites across our land, from UFO museums and the world's largest cow to cursed roads and a house that looks like a mushroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402754623
Publisher:	Sterling
Publication date:	07/05/2011
Series:	Weird Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

MARK MORAN and MARK SCEURMAN are the authors of Weird N.J., Weird U.S. The ODDyssey Continues, and other books in the series. Both are married with children and live in NEW JERSEY.

Editorial Reviews

A tantalizing sampler of American roadside attractions, ghosts and spooky local legends for audiences not yet familiar with the TV show of the same name and its attendant series of state-by-state print guides.

Shoveled haphazardly into thematic chapters, the several hundred stopovers range from old reliables like Roswell, Bigfoot, jackalopes and the Watts Towers to various art car shows, festivals like the annual Roadkill Cook-off in West Virginia and such undeservedly obscure locales as New Jersey's Shades of Death Road and Maine's International Cryptozoology Museum. The authors supply a paragraph or two of credulous commentary on each that includes specific places and people along with back story and, for the more elusive or supernatural oddities, locally gathered rumors and anecdotes. Small but sharp photos—or melodramatic Photoshopped images for the various specters—on every page add both atmosphere and additional credibility for readers who may have trouble believing in, for instance, the many giant fiberglass "Muffler Men" dotting the Midwest or all the buildings shaped like teapots, picnic baskets and various foodstuffs. Readers allergic to exclamation points may want to skip this one.

A browser's delight, packaged to fit small coffee tables. (Infotainment. 10-13)

Kirkus Reviews