Normal Norman
"What is "normal?" That's the question an eager young scientist, narrating her very first book, hopes to answer. Unfortunately, her exceedingly "normal" subject -- an orangutan named Norman -- turns out to be exceptionally strange. He speaks English, sleeps in a bed, loves his stuffed toy, goes bana...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Sterling Children's Books,
[2016]
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| Summary: | "What is "normal?" That's the question an eager young scientist, narrating her very first book, hopes to answer. Unfortunately, her exceedingly "normal" subject -- an orangutan named Norman -- turns out to be exceptionally strange. He speaks English, sleeps in a bed, loves his stuffed toy, goes bananas over pizza, and even deep-sea dives! Oh, no: what's a "normal" scientist to do? A humorous look at the wackiness that makes us all special -- and a gentle reminder that "normal" can't ever be defined!" -- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781454913214 1454913215 |
| Author Notes: | S.britt (AKA Stephan Britt) first developed his zeal for drawing in childhood, when he drew on anything and everything that wasn't dripping wet. His first picture book, Over In the Hollow (Chronicle), was a Chicago Public Library Best of the Best. Stephan lives in Portland, OR. Visit him online at sbritt.com |
