Earth Tigerlets, as Explained by Professor Xargle
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (891 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0525447326 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ages 4-7. From Publishers Weekly Fresh from his lectures on Earthlets and Earth Hounds, the zany Xargle takes an entertaining look at Earth Tigerlets, otherwise known as cats. . Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Children may miss some of the subtleties in this witty picture book, but parents will delight in explanations. In Ross's loose, loopy illustrations these Tigerlets--"in patterned or plain, in a variety of shapes and styles"--are endearing in their eccentricity. This playful alien's view of the friendly felines' antics is full of hilarious misconceptions--Tigerlets attacking "the wooden monsters that live inside the earthdwelling" with their "sharp thorns"; planting "brown stinkseeds" ("These stinkseeds never grow"); or singing in the moonlig
"Still love it" according to Frugal Patti. This book still makes me laugh out loud. I've never gotten an opinion from a child about this book but I have shared it with many adult "cat" friends and we are all in agreement: Great fun!. "Hysterical!" according to A Customer. My then-7-year-old daughter received this book for Christmas last year, and even a year later it makes her laugh! As a family of cat owners, we found the book to be as accurate as it is funny. We highly recommend this and any other "Professor Xargle" book.. Different title, same story The UK/Australian version is called "Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers".It is hysterical, and the illustrations terrific. The under-6 crowd perhaps don;t really "get it" - it requires the capacity to understand word jokes.The picture of the mother spooning out "meatblob" (cat
Full-color illustrations.. It's about Tigerlets, those furry, four-footed creatures that any cat-loving Earthlet will immediately identify and take to heart. The zany alien Professor Xargle is back, with a lesson for anyone who prefers a meow to a bow-wow