Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space : Color Edition

by Dav Pilkey

Overview

Alien lunch ladies attack in the third book in this #1 New York Times bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man!

George and Harold have played a trick or two on nearly everyone at Jerome Horwitz Elementary. When their latest prank causes the school's cranky cafeteria ladies to quit, Mr. Krupp hires a trio of unusual replacements — who happen to look an awful lot like aliens! Will that curtain-caped crusader, Captain Underpants, save the day once more? Or will those outer-space cafeteria ladies have him for lunch?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545694704
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	12/30/2014
Series:	Captain Underpants Series
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	5,692
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

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 write and illustrate for kids. He took her advice and created his first book, World War Won, which won a national competition in 1986. Dav made many other books before being awarded the California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath (1994) and the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy (1996).

In 2002, Dav published his first full-length graphic novel for kids, called The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby. It was both a USA Today and New York Times bestseller. He has published more than seventy books for children, including the bestselling Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club graphic novels.

Dav's stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted.

When he is not making books for kids, Dav loves to kayak with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.

Editorial Reviews

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

From the Publisher

Students, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, are the true detectives and ultimate heroes in this full-color edition about the adventures of the hypnotized underwear-clad principal. As the story opens, George and Harold play another one of their sneaky antics. This time it is on the cafeteria ladies. The outcome of the baking soda/vinegar explosion is that the school cooks quit their jobs. Conveniently, three aliens (who land on the roof of the school building and are waiting for this type of opportunity) are hired by Principal Krupp. The result is disastrous. The naughty alien cafeteria ladies dish up potions that turn the school’s students and faculty into evil lunchroom zombie nerds who will assist in taking over the world. George and Harold narrowly escape the schemes of the evil-doers. Principal Krupp is inadvertently called into action as Captain Underpants by a finger-snapping alien. Because of their keen thinking, George and Harold are able to save the world from certain doom and Captain Underpants from being eaten by a giant plant. This edition includes several unique flip-o-rama pages and original Tree House Comics Inc. adventures drawn by the heroic middle schoolers themselves, George and Harold. For fans of Captain Underpants, this colorful edition will be a welcome respite full of many chuckles. Reviewer: Krisan Murphy; Ages 8 to 12.

Children's Literature - Krisan Murphy