Captain Underpants And the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People (Captain Underpants, 8) - Hardcover

Pilkey, Dav

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0439376130 ISBN 13: 9780439376136

Publisher: Blue Sky Pr, 2006

Synopsis

When we last saw George and Harold, they were about to take their pet pterodactyl Crackers back to the Cretaceous period. But things didn't work out quite as they had hoped. They've entered an absurd alternate reality where teachers are nice, kids are allowed to read banned books, and the cafeteria food doesn't smell like dirty diapers. Even worse, they've discovered alternate versions of themselves--Evil George and Evil Harold--who plan to unleash some preposterous plans on Piqua, Ohio. Now it's up to George and Harold to defeat the evil twins and THEIR superhero, Captain Blunderpants!

About this title

Review:

The critics are CRAZY about UNDERPANTS!

"Irresistible." -- Entertainment Weekly

"Call Pilkey... the savior of the 'reluctant reader.'" -- USA Today

"So appealing that youngsters won't notice that their vocabulary is stretching." --
School Library Journal

"Pilkey's sharp humor shines, and is as much fun for parents as their young readers."
-- Parents' Choice Foundation

"Combines empowerment and empathy with age-appropriate humor and action." --
Booklist

"Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted." -- The Educational Book and Media
Association

About the Author:

As a child, Dav Pilkey was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hall every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories, so he spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books.

In the second grade, Dav Pilkey created a comic book about a superhero named Captain Underpants. His teacher ripped it up and told him he couldn't spend the rest of his life making silly books. Fortunately, Dav was not a very good listener.

Dav has gone on to create award-winning and bestselling books for children. His Captain Underpants series has more than 80 million copies in print worldwide and has been translated into more than 28 languages. In 2017, DreamWorks Animation brought the character to the silver screen in the feature film adaptation Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, and Netflix is now streaming The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants TV show.

Dav's latest creation, Dog Man, continues to be a #1 New York Times bestselling series with more than 13 million copies in print worldwide and translations available in more than 21 languages. Dav is also the creator of the Dragon series, the Dumb Bunnies series, Dog Breath, and The Paperboy, which is a Caldecott Honor Book.

Dav lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blue Sky Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0439376130
• ISBN 13: 9780439376136
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 172