{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-captain-underpants-captain-underpants-1-isbn-9780590846271","title":"The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants #1)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e      Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFourth graders George Beard and Harold Hutchins are a couple of class clowns. The only thing they enjoy more than playing practical jokes is creating their own comic books. And together they've created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school: Captain Underpants! His true identity is SO secret, even HE doesn't know who he is!     \u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003eLaugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe critics are CRAZY about UNDERPANTS!\u003c\/b\u003e\"Irresistible.\" -- \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Call Pilkey... the savior of the 'reluctant reader.'\" -- \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\"So appealing that youngsters won't notice that their vocabulary is stretching.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\"Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted.\" -- The Educational Book and MediaAssociation     \u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to write and illustrate for kids. He took her advice and created his first book, \u003ci\u003eWorld War Won\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a national competition in 1986. Dav made many other books before being awarded the California Young Reader Medal for \u003ci\u003eDog Breath\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and the Caldecott Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Paperboy\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, Dav published his first full-length graphic novel for kids, called \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Super Diaper Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. It was both a \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Since then, he has published more than a dozen full-length graphic novels for kids, including the bestselling Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDav's stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he is not making books for kids, Dav loves to kayak with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46551741071589,"sku":"NP9780590846271","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/dbeb32ca-bd7d-4c35-95b8-a75801667651.jpg?v=1765395753","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-adventures-of-captain-underpants-captain-underpants-1-isbn-9780590846271","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}