29aleeaholst's review against another edition
It is a really good book it is mysterious and very fun to read it is about the ranch endangered bison have been mysteriously disappearing.Then a massive grizzly bear named Sasquatch breaks into the house, causing chaos.
alanainwi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
luluruzam's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
kiank's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.25
yapha's review against another edition
4.0
I think this might be the best book in the FunJungle series so far. Ironically, it doesn't even take place at FunJungle! (Truthfully, I was glad to have a break from the bumbling security staff.) JJ McKraken has brought Summer and Teddy and Teddy's parents with him to an old friend's bison ranch in West Yellowstone, adjacent to the National Park. JJ is considering buying the property. Of course Teddy is called upon to solve not one but two separate mysteries. There is a lot of great information here about bison, their historical importance and decimation, endangered animal species, and the treatment of Native Americans in the past and the present. All of these are woven into the storyline really well, in a way that will resonate with readers. Highly recommended for grades 3 & up. I strongly suggest reading the series in order.
eARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss
eARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss
emileereadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A field trip! The FunJungle gang heads to Montana for a vacation and a bear breaks into where they are staying. But is it the bear's fault he is so naughty? Teddy is on the case to track down answers and to track down some missing bison as well. As per usual, the storyline pulled me in and I love how Teddy really wrestles with being responsible and following his gut in this one. That tension is just getting better represented as the series goes on.
My only point of dislike is the body shaming of a larger female security guard. It is used for humor but I think she could just be a buffoon without having to be "fat."
the_fabric_of_words's review against another edition
5.0
Let me start by saying we love and purchase everything by Stuart Gibbs, especially in the Fun Jungle series. I did appreciate, in the author's note in the back, that he felt he had to take Teddy and Summer's mis-adventures with wildlife out of the zoo / theme park or the state of Texas would shut it down for good. I was kinda wondering the same thing, after Lion Down.
This location -- next to Yellowstone -- is ideal to attract tourons (tourist morons) to a low-key (for now -- with JJ you can never be sure) theme-park type attraction of Native American wildlife.
This time, Teddy and Summer are at a bison ranch outside Yellowstone National park that JJ is thinking of buying. Ok, he just needs a tiny bit of persuasion to buy it. He's inclined to purchase it, as it's the place he bought an enormous sapphire for his wife for a pittance from a Native resident who didn't know the true value of what he had. JJ swindled the kid. The jewel is now worth millions.
His wife wears it to the lodge. The sapphire goes missing almost immediately, after a grizzly bear enters the lodge / house looking for food. Teddy suspects the bear's been "baited," or led into the house with vanilla in raw hamburger.
The search for the bear (a rather huge, distinctive beast named Sasquatch) leads to JJ and Summer sparking a bison stampede with their helicopter. There consequently is a scene with Teddy on his stomach clinging desperately to the backend of a horse that kept us laughing, bent over double, for … gosh, I don't know how long. Best highlight of the book! Of any book I think I've read in the last 4 years!
Several bison on the ranch have disappeared as well. They're being rustled, or stolen, too. But how does a several-ton animal just go poof!? You'd need a very large vehicle, a mammoth of a vehicle, to transport one stealthily. And a vehicle that wouldn't stand out, like huge semi-trailer truck. And probably it would only work if the bison involved was not upset.
Gee, I wonder what kind of vehicle that describes, with thousands of them driving all around Yellowstone…I will say no more, for fear of spoiling it for readers!
Teddy is on both cases, and I look forward to (maybe?) more animal mishaps and mysteries in Yellowstone.
Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students?
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This location -- next to Yellowstone -- is ideal to attract tourons (tourist morons) to a low-key (for now -- with JJ you can never be sure) theme-park type attraction of Native American wildlife.
This time, Teddy and Summer are at a bison ranch outside Yellowstone National park that JJ is thinking of buying. Ok, he just needs a tiny bit of persuasion to buy it. He's inclined to purchase it, as it's the place he bought an enormous sapphire for his wife for a pittance from a Native resident who didn't know the true value of what he had. JJ swindled the kid. The jewel is now worth millions.
His wife wears it to the lodge. The sapphire goes missing almost immediately, after a grizzly bear enters the lodge / house looking for food. Teddy suspects the bear's been "baited," or led into the house with vanilla in raw hamburger.
The search for the bear (a rather huge, distinctive beast named Sasquatch) leads to JJ and Summer sparking a bison stampede with their helicopter. There consequently is a scene with Teddy on his stomach clinging desperately to the backend of a horse that kept us laughing, bent over double, for … gosh, I don't know how long. Best highlight of the book! Of any book I think I've read in the last 4 years!
Several bison on the ranch have disappeared as well. They're being rustled, or stolen, too. But how does a several-ton animal just go poof!? You'd need a very large vehicle, a mammoth of a vehicle, to transport one stealthily. And a vehicle that wouldn't stand out, like huge semi-trailer truck. And probably it would only work if the bison involved was not upset.
Gee, I wonder what kind of vehicle that describes, with thousands of them driving all around Yellowstone…I will say no more, for fear of spoiling it for readers!
Teddy is on both cases, and I look forward to (maybe?) more animal mishaps and mysteries in Yellowstone.
Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students?
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/
maddie_1999's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ave_s's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0