The doctor and his class of aliens take another trip to Earth - this time to study the hilarious antics of man's best friend, the Earth Hound.
"Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earth Hounds. Earth Hounds have fangs at the front and a waggler at the back. To find out which is which, hold a sausage at both ends."Dr Xargle is instructing his class of small fellow aliens on the nature and habits of the earth creatures known to us as dogs.
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Summary
The doctor and his class of aliens take another trip to Earth - this time to study the hilarious antics of man's best friend, the Earth Hound.
"Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earth Hounds. Earth Hounds have fangs at the front and a waggler at the back. To find out which is which, hold a sausage at both ends."Dr Xargle is instructing his class of small fellow aliens on the nature and habits of the earth creatures known to us as dogs.
Description
Earth Hounds have fangs at the front and 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"!
Critic Reviews
“"Ross complements the professor's disquisition with his usual coterie of gleeful, popeyed children and harassed adults, struggling doggedly to cope with their pets' exuberance. Madcap fun."”
"A dream team of writer and illustrator." The Times
About the Author
Jeanne Willis is one of the most successful children's picture book authors. She also writes for television and video companies, and has two children. Amongst her many other prize-winning books, she has written Who's in the Loo? which was shortlisted for the Nottingham Children's Book Award, won the Red House Picture Book Award and was the overall winner at the Sheffield Children's Book Award.
Tony Ross has illustrated over 800 books, which are published all over the world. Tadpole's Promise won the Silver medal in the Smaries Prize 2003. He was the British choice for the Andersen Medal 2004. A major animated series of Tony Ross's Little Princess is curently showing on Channel 5's Milkshake. He lives in Oxfordshire.
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Dr Xargle, our freindly alien teacher, is teaching his class all about man't best friend. A guaranteed hit with dog-lovers everywhere, this is an hysterically funny book by an award winning partnership, who have also written DR XARGLE'S BOOK OF EARTHLETS and DR XARGLE'S GOOK OF EARTH TIGGERS. 'Pure fun . . . the jokes run on and improve.' Observer 'A delightful piece of lunatic nonsense.' T.E.S.
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