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Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets - Jeanne Willis

Description: ISBN 1842700677 / Author: Jeanne Willis / Genre: Junior Books / This humorous story tells how Dr Xargle instructs his class of aliens on ... more

Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets - Jeanne Willis ... the appearance and habits of Earthlets (human babies) before embarking on a field trip to Earth. Bath-time, feeding and changing nappies are all given a new slant by this alien guide to human behaviour. Jeanne Willis has also written The Monster Bed, The Long Blue Blazer, The Tale of Georgie Grub and The Tale of Fearsome Fritz.

Newest Review: ... and they only have fur on their heads so need their very old earthlings or grannies to make wrappers from unravelling the ... more

... sheep. Born with no fangs they have to drink milk and must be patted afterwards to stop them exploding. Once fangs appear eggs are mixed up and fed into the Earthlet’s mouth, nose and ears. To stop them leaking they have to be wrapped in a fluffy triangle although this doesn’t stop them getting dirty as the collect cat hairs, mud, eggmangle and banana. I’m sure that sounds familiar to anyone who has a toddler. Bathtime follows and then they must be dried to prevent shrinking apparently before having dust sprinkled a...more

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Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets - Jeanne Willis: Is There An Alien Among Us (934 words)
by belfin - written on 25.03.06 (Very useful, 217 readings)
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***Background*** Dr Xargle’s Book Of Earthlets, is said to be translated in human speech by Jeanne Willis and has pictures drawn by Tony Ross. It was first published in 1988 so this is another book that has been around for quite some time. This version was published in 2002 by Andersen Press Ltd who also publish the Little Princess series of books, written and illustrated by Tony Ross. Jeanne Willis has written a whole series of Dr Xargle books that tell the story of how a group of aliens learn about earthlets or children and their behaviour. As well as this series she has also written many other books as well as TV scripts for Polly Pocket. ...

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