Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Batt ( Captain Underpants) (Reissue) (Paperback) by Dav Pilkey

Dimensions (Overall): 7.55 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .3 Pounds
Number of Pages: 173
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Readers / Chapter Books, Humorous Stories, Action + Adventure / General
Series Title: Captain Underpants
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Author: Dav Pilkey
Age Range: 9-12 Years
Language: English

About the Book

Captain Underpants fans are invited to join George, Harold, Mr. Krupp, Melvin Sneedly, and Sulu the Bionic Hamster on an adventure that will take them into the deepest regions of outer space and back through time to the mysterious and uncharted world of the day before yesterday. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!

George and Harold thought they were beyond boogers. Their new pet, Sulu the Bionic Hamster, had defeated the Bionic Booger Boy, and through the wonders of science, Melvin Sneedly had been brought back to normal (well, almost normal). It looked like their last adventure was actually going to have a happy ending... except for one thing (well, three things) -- the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers. Now George, Harold, and their buddies are on the run -- with the Robo-Boogers in hot, gooey pursuit! Will the boys get away from these gross globs, or will Sulu have to save the day again?

Review Quotes

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

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books -- the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.

In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to illustrate and write. He won a national competition in 1986 and the prize was the publication of his first book, World War Won. He made many other books before being awarded the 1998 California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath, which was published in 1994, and in 1997 he won the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy.

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, published in 2002, was the first complete graphic novel spin-off from the Captain Underpants series and appeared at #6 on the USA Today bestseller list for all books, both adult and children's, and was also a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung Fu Cavemen from the Future and Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, both USA Today bestsellers. The unconventional style of these graphic novels is intended to encourage uninhibited creativity in kids.

His stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, tolerance, and the triumph of the good-hearted. Dav loves to kayak in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.