The Ugly Book

by Davies, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780764158575
• ISBN10: 0764158570
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

Here is one more of those delightfully funny gift books, but The Ugly Bookis a book with a difference: No sentimentality here! Instead of adorable kittens or winsome pooches, The Ugly Bookpresents portraits of a warthog, a seriously unkempt boar, the derriere of a rhino, and several lovably funny-looking canines that will never win prizes at the Westminster dog show. A ferociously grinning alligator is presented with a caption that comments on his warm, welcoming smile. And a big, silly-looking dog is described as having "skin as smooth as a baby's bottom." It's a hilarious look at the more cosmetically-challenged members of the animal kingdom, a collection of animals to make even the most ordinary-looking readers feel positively beautiful by comparison. Full-color photos on every page.

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Back Cover: Open this book and behold a menagerie of lovably funny-looking animals, each portrait complemented with an appropriately humorous quip. It's a cheerful, always good-natured look at several of the more cosmetically challenged members of the animal kingdom. If you’re shopping for a gift book, or simply looking for a short photo essay to lighten your own mood, you’ll find that this is a book with a difference: No sentimentality here! Instead of adorable kittens or winsome pooches, The Ugly Book presents portraits of a warthog, a seriously unkempt boar, the derriere of a rhino, and several lovably funny-looking canines that will never win prizes at the Westminster Dog Show. If some of the animals’ nearly human expressions strike you as familiar—perhaps surprisingly similar to faces of people you know—you’ll also enjoy the brief descriptive captions that accompany them. Animals, especially the funny ones, often have a telling way of reflecting the human condition. Here’s a book to prove it. Back Flap: Andrew Davies has been seeing humor in animals since childhood. He grew up in England with his nose glued to the television screen whenever a favorite BBC animal show came on the air. His favorite character in the show was a zookeeper who also became voice-over for some of the zoo’s more amusing animals, including an elephant named Wendy and Dottie, a ring-tailed lemur.

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