They Did What?!
They Did WHAT?! holds up a carnival funhouse
mirror to the human race, showing us a hilarious reflection
of foibles, flubs, and foolishness.
Over the course of history we have achieved remarkable things:
the Great Pyramids, space travel, and the World Wide Web—blue
ribbons of humanity. But why not celebrate our eccentricities,
our famous bloopers, the bits that have been edited out
for so long—pet rocks, air guitar contests, and turkey-and-gravy
soda. It’s time to embrace, not erase! Jeff Szpirglas
takes a stand, and awards the booby prize to history’s
most ridiculous fads, hoaxes, daredevils, advertising, urban
legends, inventions, and more.
They Did WHAT?! features “What if…”
scenarios that put a twist on certain behaviors to highlight
the absurdity behind them. “What if…the latest
fad was barracuda swallowing?” That would surely out-do
those goldfish-swallowing college kids of the 1930s! Recurrent
characters, Professor and Student, exchange a lighthearted
and witty banter offering kid-friendly humor, and quirky
facts, and related information.
Awards
Shortlisted for the following reader’s choice
awards: Silver
Birch (sponsored by the Ontario Library Association)
and Hackmatack
(sponsored by library associations in Atlantic Canada).
Reviews
“Dave Whamond’s exaggerated cartoons...perfectly
complement the silliness of Szpirglas’s text....[a]
good, kid-friendly choic[e] for engrossing leisure reading
material...” – Quill & Quire
“Children who read this book will look at history
and science with new enthusiasm and curiosity, and teachers
will be able to demonstrate that history is not as boring
as some may think.” – School Library Journal
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Written by Jeff Szpirglas
8 1/2 x 9 1/2", 64 Pages
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