false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173334869m/275325.jpg 275325 8 A cautionary Cold War tale (first told by Dr. Seuss back in 1984), <I>The Butter Battle Book</I> still has a lot to teach about intolerance and how tit-for-tat violence can quickly get out of hand. Explaining the very serious differences between the Zooks and the Yooks, a Zook grandpa tells his grandchild the unspeakable truth: "It's high time that you knew of the terribly horrible thing that Zooks do. In every Zook house and every Zook town <I>every Zook eats his bread with the butter side down!</I>" He then recalls his days with the Zook-Watching Border Patrol, as he gave any Zook who dared come close "a twitch with my tough-tufted prickley Snick-Berry Switch." But when the Zooks fought back, the switches gave way to Triple-Sling Jiggers, then Jigger-Rock Snatchems--even a Kick-a-Poo Kid that was "loaded with powerful Poo-a-Doo Powder and ants' eggs and bees' legs and dried-fried clam chowder."<p> With lots of fun and more-than-fair digs at the runaway spending and one-upmanship of U.S.-Soviet days, <I>The Butter Battle Book</I> makes a chuckle-filled read whether you're old enough to get the historical references or not. (And with all the Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroos still in service, this book's message is far from obsolete.) (Ages 4 to 8) <I>--Paul Hughes</I> 218092 12 1 1984 The Butter Battle Book total:2093|5:1084|4:585|3:334|2:73|1:17| 2093 8925 2323 115 5 1 false false Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 06:53:19 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 07:05:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jun 25 10:32:42 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 10:38:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 07 01:59:14 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:53:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 13:32:08 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 13:32:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Mar 09 20:32:07 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 10:14:53 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Thu Sep 04 08:12:17 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 08:15:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Wed Apr 15 19:22:11 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 19:28:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon May 21 11:43:30 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 17:51:11 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Fri Sep 28 11:58:36 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 11:58:36 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Wed Feb 20 10:48:28 -0800 2008 Tue May 06 16:11:01 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sat Aug 29 07:20:32 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 07:20:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Fri Jul 10 08:39:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 08:42:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Feb 20 08:15:07 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 08:16:47 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Feb 16 08:15:28 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 15:56:53 -0800 2009
Genre: Fiction Picture Book

Year Published: 1984 by Random House Books for Young Readers

Reading Level: Late Early

Topic/Theme: War/Battles

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