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There's a Hair in My Dirt!: A Worm's Story
Once upon a time in a place far away, lived a man named Gary Larson who used to draw cartoons. It was a cartoon that appeared for many years in daily newspapers and was loved by millions. (And was confusing to millions more.) But one day he stopped.
Gary went into hiding. He made a couple short films. He played his guitar. He threw sticks for his dogs. They threw some back.
...morePaperback, 64 pages
Published
October 6th 1999
by Harper Paperbacks
(first published September 10th 1998)
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I thought that this book was hilarious. This book has a great beggining and ending, when the father worm explains everything to his son, just when looking at all of the pictures there is something funny to every page if you look closely. Just how they use all of the animals in the book makes it really funny. When I read the cover of this book I could tell that there was something funny about it. This is a very good book that isn't very long and has alot of pictures. The really cool thing about t...more
As long as I am adding worm books.... This is one of my favorites. I read it to my 9th grade Earth Systems students too. My 4 year old loves it and my daughters think it is funny. It has a lot of good points and environmental issues in it. Don't forget that Gary Larsen (The Far Side author) is an Entomologyst (sp) (bug scientist) at heart!
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Adult humor in a picture book format by Gary Larson of The Far Side Gallery. I couldn't help laughing at this twisted but hilarious story. Since I chose it solely based on the title (I was looking for picture books with worms), this was quite an unexpected surprise. A great example of picture books that are really for adults, not the little ones.
As funny as I found this book, it is definitely not a book I'd recommend for classrooms or children's sections of libraries since having ...more
As funny as I found this book, it is definitely not a book I'd recommend for classrooms or children's sections of libraries since having ...more
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A little-known gem of a book by Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson. It begins with a family of worms eating dirt for dinner, as always, and the child worm finding a hair in his dirt. This leads to the father worm telling the story of Harriet, a well-meaning buffoon who tried to interfere with nature, with disastrous results (ultimately ending with her hair getting in the worm's dirt). The story is actually meticulously researched and has an important moral to it. And fans of The Far Side wo...more
This is a great book for science-oriented families - Gary Larson's predictably unromantic view of nature was much enjoyed by the science-loving 5-year-old I read it with, and not so much by her friend. Through the story Larson points out a lot of misapprehensions adults have about the flora and fauna around us in his usual funny and ironic way, but to a kid who doesn't know much about nature it was just a not very pretty or interesting fairy tale.
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A wonderful book recommended to me by Amy. A young worm becomes grossed out when he finds a hair in his dinner. Meanwhile, poor clueless Harriet is observed wandering around in the woods. She Loves Nature, but she just doesn't understand how it works. Daddy worm explains biological processes to his son, and we learn all about survival of the fittest, among other nature facts.
Clueless Harriet remains remain in the woods.
Clueless Harriet remains remain in the woods.
Intriguingly illustrated and playfully written, this book captured my attention. Though short, it manages to make an important point about the necessity of understanding our environment, while avoiding becoming heavy-handed with this emphasis. The plot of the story is humorous, from the style of the illustrations to the intentionally ironic ending (I won't give it away here). A quick, but interesting read, I would recommend this book to anyone seeking a brief, yet thought-provoking read.
some folks disargree when animals are anthropomorphised, but i find it a great way to help people understand all life is valuable and each individual creature thinks they are the center of the universe - which they are! gary larson's fly-on-the-wall scenes of the daily life of animals are made even more hysterical when the humans are exposed as the simpletons.
This one is written by the Far Side guy Gary Larson and it's just as hilarious. It's a fun and yet disturbing look on how us humans at times take for granted the world we live in.
A little worm complains about hair in his dirt and his dad and mom tell him all about the way the world is...and there's a twist at the end! Truly humorous and yet dead on!
A little worm complains about hair in his dirt and his dad and mom tell him all about the way the world is...and there's a twist at the end! Truly humorous and yet dead on!
Good to have one more morsel of Gary Larson goodness to chew on. Great story. Good little anti-children's book that I'll be sure to read to my kids one day. The very ending (last paragraph and final message on last page) was a bit clumsy I thought. I may be dense but it took me a second, with the way it was delivered, to get it.
This, I think, is the most wierdest, most unique and odd book I have ever read. And I loved it. Its about a little worm who finds a hair in his dirt(hence, the title) and his dad goes on about how he should like to bea worm. It goes through a story about a random princess who goes on a walk through the forest and encounters things that turn out to be ironicly bad for her or the animal. It explains science in a hilarious, unique manner that can only beexplained as fantastic. Some people might fi...more
Grades 6-10
This book is fun, funny, educational, and very Gary Larson. This book teaches about ecology and biology in a creative way. The reference to reproduction may be a bit much for some younger students. It is a great way to add an element of fun to a biology class.
This book is fun, funny, educational, and very Gary Larson. This book teaches about ecology and biology in a creative way. The reference to reproduction may be a bit much for some younger students. It is a great way to add an element of fun to a biology class.
A worm believes that his place in life is lower than low. He has to eat dirt all day, every day. what's worse, he finds a hair in his dirt. His father then tells him a story that helps him to appreciate his place in life. Funny and educational and thought provoking.
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An eco-didactic tale. I forgot that Larson's a big biology nerd - this gladdens me. Even if the environmentalist tone seems a little heavy-handed at times, it doesn't detract from Larson's macabre humour. I love that E.O. Wilson wrote the forward.
This is the book you check out and sit down to read in a quiet place with no interruptions so that you can get the full effect. Take your time, look at the illustrations, read it out loud for added pleasure. Read it to yourself this way before choosing to share it with children--not exactly designed to bring sweet dreams. This looks like a kid book, but is mostly for adults.
Exactly my kind of humor--note the author.
Exactly my kind of humor--note the author.
I'd forgotten about this book.
My review: Hahahahahaha. Love it.
Rebuttle: Sarcasm, witty humor, science terms....definitely something you read to your girlfriend on a Saturday afternoon picnic. Not necessarily recommended for children.
My review: Hahahahahaha. Love it.
Rebuttle: Sarcasm, witty humor, science terms....definitely something you read to your girlfriend on a Saturday afternoon picnic. Not necessarily recommended for children.
Still one of my favorite books. Leave to Mr Larson to write a book the reads like a childrens book but yet say so much more. As usually his sense of humor come clearly across, not only in his writing, but in also in his illustrations.
First, I thought the book was mislabeled and should have been in the children's section. Then I read and got "the message" and thought"OK, he's warning adults" but further thought "I would put it back on the children's shelf."
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A professor of Biology at Westminster University
This is a great children’s book. I already thought that Gary Larson was an evil genius and now I have the proof. Mr. Larson tells the story of a beautiful princess who loves nature, but the book is written from the point of view of nature.
If you didn’t know already, Mr. Larson was schooled in Biology. He seems to want to take away some our notions of nature as a metaphorical fairy land. He manages to do so...and uses his well known humor to pull it off.
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If you didn’t know already, Mr. Larson was schooled in Biology. He seems to want to take away some our notions of nature as a metaphorical fairy land. He manages to do so...and uses his well known humor to pull it off.
This is a great a...more
Hilarious introduction to ecology for kids--we got this as a presetn for earth day and I think it is a good one to use for that with young kids--we need them to value the earth at an early age
A picture book about Nature told by Father Worm. Larsen's twisted humor (love the Field Guide to Humans) as well as a really good message about nature red in tooth and claw
"loving Nature is not the same as understanding it" says ecologist, tree-hugger and very funny guy Larson. Ages 9 to 99 can learn & laugh out loud - I did!
I cannot say enough about this book. It is a superb picture book for adults yet clean enough to use as a storytime for families with older children.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. A witty "fairy tale" that exposes the negative effects of the scientifically uneducated human's romanticism of nature, and I could TOTALLY relate to that annoying character, Harriet. Scientific facts & terminology throughout, making it perfect for the high school science classroom.
The adult humor went way over my 9-year-old son's head (as well as most of the content) and most of my middle school students wouldn't get most of what makes it an en...more
The adult humor went way over my 9-year-old son's head (as well as most of the content) and most of my middle school students wouldn't get most of what makes it an en...more
As hysterically amusing and environmentally friendly as any Far Side comic. Awesome. Check it out, if you've never heard of it.
The book was not suitable to children what so ever. The story was pointless and there were way to many swear words!
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Gary Larson was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. His parents were Vern, a car salesman, and Doris, a secretary. He attended Curtis High School before attending Washington State University and graduated in 1972 with a degree in communications. In 1987, Larson married Toni Carmichael, an archaeologist.
Larson credits his older brother Dan for his "paranoid" sense of humor....more
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Larson credits his older brother Dan for his "paranoid" sense of humor....more
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