Jack Goes West
Book - 2020
Jack and the Lady take the train West to visit a dude ranch. One night, there's a bank robbery next door, and Jack is pegged as the bandit. But thanks to Jack's new rope tricks, the real robber is caught, and Jack leaves the Wild West a free rabbit with a big secret.
Publisher:
New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, [2020]
Copyright Date:
©2020
ISBN:
9780593113882
0593113888
0593113888
Characteristics:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Contributors:
Call Number:
ER BARNETT, M


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Grades 1-3. Jack and The Lady go west to a dude ranch. When a nearby bank is robbed and Jack is framed for the crime, he must solve the mystery and capture the real robber. Perfect for kids with a limited reading vocabulary who still want a real story.
Jack and The Lady go west to a dude ranch. When a nearby bank is robbed and Jack is framed for the crime, he must solve the mystery and capture the real robber. Perfect for kids with a limited reading vocabulary who still want a real story.
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Add a CommentMac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli together, sign me up. Bringing together their wit and artistic style for a series about a naughty rabbit makes for a hilarious time. In this book, Jack is out West with the Lady who is getting swindled by a bad man. Then when the tables get turned, the two pull a little heist of their own. Like Spaghetti Westerns the characters are not good role models, but are meant to serve as lessons, and in this case, comedic fodder. It is rare for an easy reader to depict a morally grey realm (even though picture books and fairy tales do it regularly), which means it offers an interesting opportunity. Naughty characters will certainly appeal to this age group, and the creators' narrative style presentation encourages interaction while reading. This means that older readers can easily open up a dialogue with their younger charges about tropes, why people steal, and what makes someone good or bad. A bold and funny choice.