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DescriptionThe hysterical #1 New York Times bestseller from Newbery honoree Carl Hiaasen featuring gators, snakes, bats that bite, and reality show hosts gone wild When Wahoo Crays dad--a professional animal wrangler--takes a job with a reality TV show called Expedition Survival , Wahoo figures hell have to do a bit of wrangling himself to keep his father from killing Derek Badger, the shows inept and egotistical star. But the job keeps getting more complicated: Derek Badger insists on using wild animals for his stunts; and Wahoos acquired a shadow named Tuna--a girl whos sporting a shiner courtesy of her father and needs a place to hide out. Theyve only been on location in the Everglades for a day before Derek gets bitten by a bat and goes missing in a storm. Search parties head out and promptly get lost themselves. And then Tunas dad shows up with a gun . . . Its anyones guess who will actually survive Expedition Survival. . . Only in Florida--and in the fiction of its native son Carl Hiaasen--does a dead iguana fall from a palm tree and kill somebody. --New York Post Chomp is a delightful laugh-out-loud sendup of the surreality of TV that will be enjoyed by readers of all ages. --Los Angeles Times Chomp shines in its humorous, subtle tweaks on pop culture. . . . The real satisfaction, however, is not so much in the books humor but in its truth. --Time Out Chicago KidsAbout the AuthorCARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He writes a column for the Miami Herald and is the author of many bestselling novels including Bad Monkey, Star Island, and Nature Girl. His books for younger readers include the Newbery Honor winner Hoot, as well as Flush, Scat, and Chomp. Skink--No Surrender was Hiaasens first book for teens and features one of his most iconic characters, the reclusive ex-governor of Florida now known as Skink. You can read more about Hiaasens work at carlhiaasen.com.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Random House Childrens Books
