Product Description

Yummie, Yummie...Dirty Socks!

Michael's room was always a disaster area, strewn with all kinds of litter--heaps of papers, piles of crumpled clothes, and dirty socks everywhere. And that was just the top layer! The trouble was, half the room belonged to Michael's brother Norman the neatness nut. It was the battle of the bedroom--with Norman fighting to keep his spotless territory free from the invasion of Michael's mess.

But that was before the appearance of the most amazing plants ever! Suddenly Michael's junk heap disappeared and the room was taken over by the two giant plants that gobbled up socks faster than anyone could supply them! And their appetites were growing bigger every day!

When the plant that militant slob Michael grows from his mail-order seeds develops an appetite for dirty socks, Michael and his neatnik brother, Norman, join together to persuade their parents to let them keep the ever-growing-and voracious-greenery.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #256266 in Books
• Published on: 1988-07-01
• Released on: 1988-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780380754939
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Nancy McArthur lives in Berea, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. She teaches journalism part-time at Baldwin-Wallace College. She has a lot of plants, but none of them has eaten anything -- so far. The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks is the first book about Michael, Norman, Stanley, and Fluffy.

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Customer Reviews

Guaranteed chuckles!
I first discovered The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks series when my boys were still young enough to be read to aloud. They howled with laughter. As they got old enough to read chapter books to themselves, they both devoured the entire series. This series ought to be on every elementary school library's shelf as it is a good series for engaging reluctant readers. Struggling middle school readers would like the series too.

The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Goes Hollywood
The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Goes Hollywood

If you like a humorous story, this book would be great for you. For example: Fluffy's Schlurrrp! And Burrrpp! Were followed by a noise that sounded like an "ex" because Norman tried to teach his plant to say excuse me. There are a lot of adventures. You'll never guess what will happen next. Or do you like dirty and disgusting? You would then love this book either way. Especially... never mind, I'll let you find out by reading this book.
The author's craft I noticed in this story is dialogs. Guess what, she made the plants talk to each other! If you're interested in what I just told you, you would sure like to read this book. Check out The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks By Nancy McArthur.

Students love it!
Every year, I start the school year off by reading this book to my third grade students. It is their favorite book of all time. Michael and Norman keep the students reading all of the series and looking forward to more of the antics of Fluffy and Stanley. In this first of the series, Fluffy and Stanley grow from seeds to gigantic plants, eating the family out of house and home.