A readable, if denatured, rendition of a faded classic. They do, however, nicely reflect the bright, informal tone of the text. In look and spirit, the author’s finely detailed drawings of animals in human dress are more in the style of Lynn Munsinger than, for instance, Ernest Shepard or Michael Hague. George is just George the badger, a retired knight who owns a bookstore, and there is no actual spearing (or, for that matter, references to the annoyed knight’s “Oriental language”) in the climactic show-fight with the friendly, crème-brulée-loving dragon Grahame. The red-blooded Boy is transformed into a pacifistic bunny named Kenny, St. Now Shredderman is the school hero But since Shredderman’s identity is a secret, everyone still treats Nolan like. He posted proof of Bubba’s exploits on the Web at. Along with modernizing the language-“Hmf! This Beowulf fellow had a severe anger management problem”-DiTerlizzi dials down the original’s violence. Nolan Byrd single-handedly saved his school from the bullydom of Alvin “Bubba” Bixby. Reports of children requesting rewrites of The Reluctant Dragon are rare at best, but this new version may be pleasing to young or adult readers less attuned to the pleasures of literary period pieces. Adults may roll their eyes here and there, but youngsters will eat this up just as quickly as they devoured every other Underpants episode. The humor is never gross or over-the-top, just loud and innocuous. Holding all this nonsense together is the author’s good-natured sense of harmless fun. The epic is filled to the brim with sight gags, toilet humor, flip-o-ramas and anarchic glee. The Captain Underpants saga maintains its charm even into this, the 11th volume. When the good Captain shows up to save the day, he brings with him dynamic action and wordplay that meet the series’ standards. The creative chums fool around with time travel and several wacky inventions before coming upon the evil Turbo Toilet 2000, making its return for vengeance after sitting out a few of the previous books. His school-age companions, George and Harold, maintain most of the spotlight. The famous superhero returns to fight another villain with all the trademark wit and humor the series is known for.ĭespite the title, Captain Underpants is bizarrely absent from most of this adventure. Equipped with a genuinely juvenile sense of humor (but a clear sense of right and wrong, too), plus a serious addiction to exclamation points, this engagingly bright, complex fifth-grade sleuth will sweep readers into his newest jet-propelled adventure. So how to unmask the vandal, without revealing his own secret “Shredderman” identity? Like a younger Sammy Keyes, Nolan springs into action, “blasting” through doorways, “zooming” down streets, and working on a complicated plan to post a video of the baddie in action-all while springing through several running subplots, both at home and at school. Someone’s painting silly faces all over town, and Nolan, thanks to some sharp observation and a conveniently overheard conversation, suspects that Bubba Bixby, the previous episode’s bully-de-jour, knows who. OL549533W Page_number_confidence 90.56 Pages 182 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200820165554 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 184 Scandate 20200813160512 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780440419136 Tts_version 4.Self-styled “cyber-superhero” Nolan Byrd once again wields digital camera and Web site in defense of truth, justice, and just deserts for bullies. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 11:14:09 Associated-names Biggs, Brian, illustrator Boxid IA1909208 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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