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 Dr Xargle's Book Of Earth Hounds - Jeanne Willis
Description: ISBN 1842701703 / Author: Jeanne Willis / Genre: Junior Books / Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd / "Earth Hounds have fangs at the front and ... more  Dr Xargle's Book Of Earth Hounds - Jeanne Willis ... a waggler at the back. To find out which is which, hold a sausage at both ends." Thus Dr Xargle, our friendly alien teacher, begins to teach his class all about man's best friend. This is an hysterically funny book, a guaranteed hit with dog-lovers everywhere, particularly dog-owners, who will vouch for the fact that Earth Hounds can, indeed, "jump as high as a roast beef"!Newest Review: ... place called walkies and they chase sticks before rolling about in the pat of moohorns (the Xargle name for cows). He then ... more ... hides under a duvet so that he doesn't have to get a wash.
Of course the hound does have to get in the bath but struggles all the time and then goes off to get dirty again.
The book ends with all the aliens putting on human costumes so that they can visit Earth and find out what it's like to play with a real Houndlet.
***The Illustrations***
I love Tony Ross' illustrations and this book shows them off to perfection. They are in the style of the Little Princess books and one of my favourites is the look of disgust on ...more |
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Dr Xargle's Book Of Earth Hounds - Jeanne Willis: Aliens & Your Earth Hounds (845 words)
by belfin - written on 20/04/08 (Very useful, 152 readings)
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***Background*** This is one in a whole series of books about how Dr Xargle looks at things on Earth from his home on a bizarre planet where he lectures to his students. Jeanne Willis is the author of this strange but very funny series and her words are helped along by the illustrations of Tony Ross, who is of course so well known for his lovable character, The Little Princess. ***The Story*** When we open the book we see Dr Xargle, who is a green alien with many eyes long straggly arms. He informs his class that today they are going to learn about Earth Hounds. We are told that they have fangs at one end and a waggler at the ...
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