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Loading... There's a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm's Story (1998)by Gary Larson
None. 1   PolymathicMonkey | Nov 16, 2012 |  This book is really smart and creative. I thought it was really funny, and I love the illustrations that add to the humor. My favorite part was the twist at the end, where you learn where the hair comes from. It's the kind of twist that helps you learn something new. I would recommend this book to children from grade 6 +. I also think that this is aimed for adults as well. There are lessons about nature and how the world works that are incorporated in the story that adults might not be aware of. (  ) SarahAZ | Dec 23, 2011 | I love to read this book. It makes me laugh every time I do! ( ) Natedog98 | Jul 12, 2011 | There's a Hair in My Dirt!: A Worm's Story by Gary Larson (1998)  ncpoekert | Jun 16, 2010 | Lovely book, I wish I had had this when my children were still studying with me. Great biology and nature lessons within. This book is not for the squeamish or those who do not care to look at the more sordid facts of our world, but it is great for those who enjoy Larson's humor and who like to look at nature through a microscope and not rose-tinted lenses. (  ) MrsLee | Mar 16, 2009 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0060932740, Paperback)"Dirt for breakfast, dirt for lunch and dirt for dinner! Dirt, dirt, dirt! And look--now there's even a hair in my dirt! The final insult--I can't stand it any longer! I hate being a worm!" It isn't easy being an earthworm, and when one little guy gets mad at a hair in his dinner, Father worm decides to tell him a story. What follows is an ecological fable that combines environmental lessons with the kind of off-the-wall humor that could only come from one man: Gary Larson. Fans of The Far Side have been waiting for Larson's latest work since January 1995 when the final Far Side strip appeared in newspapers around the world, and they won't be disappointed. Father worm tells the story of Harriet, a beautiful but stupid maiden who frolics through the forest enjoying the beauty of nature, but completely failing to understand it. The young earthworm learns that nature is not a cute and cuddly theme park designed for the entertainment of stupid humans, but a complex, fragile, and sometimes violent system where every creature plays a vital role, even the lowly worm.Larson is never preachy, the text is hilarious, and his illustrations are filled with wonderful sight gags. It may look like a children's book, but there's enough here to keep the most sophisticated adult chuckling for hours. You might learn something, too. --Simon Leake (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:52:48 -0500) Presents a fable about a whiny young worm who finds a hair in his dirt and whose father teaches him about the reality of a worm's existence by relating the story of a nature-loving woman and her dauntless walk through the woods |
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As it turns out, this was a fabulously done piece of work. As it also turns out, it seems to be just Larson's human drawings that I find so repulsive. His flora & fauna are actually pretty enjoyable, in that cartoony-non-realistic way, and he managed to stick in lots of humorous little things amongst the drawings that were just for the laughs, not the story-line.
And the story itself is what is truly worthy of praise. Larson managed to tell a goofy story inside a goofy story, all the while educating the reader about a lot of misconceptions and facts that people are often ignorant of when it comes to the world around us. When I have kids, I will definitely be looking to get them a copy of this book. (