Earth to Andrew O. Blechman - Hardcover

Zalben, Jane Breskin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374319162 ISBN 13: 9780374319168

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989

Synopsis

Would-be comedian Andrew tutors Mr. Pearlstein in Hebrew in return for use of the former vaudevillian's 101 best jokes and soon discovers that the older man is falling for Andrew's grandmother

About this title

About the Author:

Jane Breskin Zalben is the author, artist and designer of a diverse range of more than forty books for children. She has taught at the School of Visual Arts for eighteen years and has been an art director at Scribner's. Zalben presently enjoys visiting schools and libraries in the United States and abroad, lecturing to adults and children about how to make children's books.www.janebreskinzalben.com

From Publishers Weekly:

Zalben's latest novel concerns an aspiring fourth grade comedian whose hero is Henny Youngman. Andrew learned about Youngman from Mr. Pearlstein, an old vaudevillian who lives in the apartment upstairs. Andrew and Mr. Pearlstein make a deal: Mr. Pearlstein will teach Andrew all of his routines, and in return the boy will prepare Mr. Pearlstein for the Bar Mitzvah that the old man never had. Then Andrew learns that Mr. Pearlstein has asked his grandmother for a date--What if they get married? Zalben's story has an interesting premise, but Andrew's character is not genuine enough for credibility. Also, since most of the book's humor depends on delivery, its appeal is somewhat lost on the printed page. While a book depicting realistic Jewish youngsters would be welcome, Zalben's strained efforts have produced disappointing results. Ages 8-12.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0374319162
• ISBN 13: 9780374319168
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 150