Relativity As Explained by Professor Xargle (signed)

Willis, Jeanne

ISBN 10: 0525452451 / ISBN 13: 9780525452454

Published by Dutton, New York, 1993

About this Item

1st ptg., square 8vo picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in hilarious color throughout by Tony Ross. The professor explains the mysterious force that holds human families together. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, with publisher's bookplate signed by the author illustrator. Signed by Ross.

Seller Inventory # 27023

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Relativity As Explained by Professor Xargle (signed)
• Publisher: Dutton, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0525452451
• ISBN 13: 9780525452454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Ross, Tony
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Picture Books

About this title

Synopsis

Professor Xargle explains to a class of extraterrestrials how various members of families behave

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 3-An off-this-planet look at the makeup and workings of human families, done in the same vein as Earthlets (1989), Earth Hounds (1990), and Earth Tigerlets (1991, all Dutton). Presented as a deadpan research study by that "learned alien" Professor Xargle, each page introduces a "significant" finding or observation. Ross's zany illustrations, directly in contrast to the posited statements, are a sure source of chuckles and groans. Each one features the posed caricatures of red bulbous-nosed family members caught in the exemplary behavior. The masterful juxtaposition of such character innocence and typical lyrical understatement produce hilarious results that will in no way seem alien to children. Students will want to devise their own research reports mimicking the absurd humor prevalent in the book's pen-and-ink and watercolor art.
Ronald Jobe, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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