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This is the fifth volume in the "Haggis-on-Whey" series is the funniest yet, with Dr. Doris and Benny mis-explaining two subjects: children and the tundra. Dave and Toph Eggers have been moonlighting for many years as the not-so-secret authors of the "Haggis-on-Whey" series of faux-scientific texts for children. In each book, an elderly scientist, Dr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey, takes on a subject and rearranges all previous assumptions. She is joined by her husband Benny, who is pretty much useless. The series started with the cult classic Giraffes? Giraffes!, developed through Your Disgusting Head, and peaked with Animals of the Ocean (in Particular the Giant Squid) and Cold Fusion. All of the books look to the naked eye like '50s-era grade school reference books, but inside they're strange, deranged, and hilarious. This fifth volume is actually two books in one, as Dr. Doris, due to space constraints, is forced to explain both the concept of children - a species she doesn't trust for a second - and the tundra, in one book.
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Review:
Praise for Animals of the Ocean, in Particular the Giant Squid: "This is a book of lies! Deceits! Utter nonsense!" -- Ketzel Levine, NPR
About the Author:
Toph Eggers is a screenwriter and is working on a movie for Paramount based on the Haggis-on-Whey characters. Dave Eggers is the author of many books and is the editor of McSweeney's.
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- PublisherMcSweeney's Publishing
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1934781894
- ISBN 13 9781934781890
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages64
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