About this title: With help from an eccentric professor in giving their imaginations special intensive training, three children succeed in locating the last of the great Whangdoodles and granting his heart's desire.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780439165921ISBN:043916592X
Description: Good. Good. writing on front end page. no marks. edgewear. crease in spine. small tear at bottom of spine. tight binding. clean & clear text. paperback copyright 1974. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harper
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780064403146ISBN:0064403149
Description: Fair+ 12mo. {011283} The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews and Julie Edwards. ISBN 0064403149. Published by Harper in 1989. TRADE PAPERBACK 12mo 277pp. {Book Condition} FAIR+ {Book Condition Details} Cover: corner cut off, edge wear, minor soiling, light creasing on Spine, light creasing, rubbing, End Papers: partial tanning on front paste down, Text: light tanning. read more
"The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles was a great book because it was very imaginative and fun. It is about 3 kids who meet Professor Savant, whose goal is to reach Whangdoodleland. But the only way to get there is by road of imagination. My favorite part is when they have to tell The Jolly Boat jokes to make it go. READ THIS BOOK! Definitely A+!"
"'Faugh' and 'pifflesticks' to those who think this book doesn't retain the charm and magic of when we experienced it as children. As professor Savant sadly says, 'those people have lost their imagination entirely'.
If you, as an adult, still look for fairies in the shadows around streams, see the massive shapes of mythical beasts in clouds, or laugh at the oddest things, finding joy and amusement where others scowl discouragingly - then there is still hope for you!
Every part of this book is joy and wonder. It's not some kind of Tolkien-esque saga of heraldry and lineages - it's a smallish, wonderful tale about being able to see the wondrous things that exist in plain sight all around us.
Sure, it's a "kid's book"...but not in the limitational sense of the term. I think this belongs on the Fantasy shelves in the 'Brary, rather than delegated to the Children's section where grownups never go.
The idea of an old male professor making kids keep secrets from their parents while they have in-depth "training exercises" in his house is laughably dated, in a fun and whimsical way which makes one long for those days of innocent ignorance.
I say again FAUGH and PIFFLESTICKS! If you were like me as a child, and found the ideas in this book both magical and wondrous, take the trip again (while wearing your Imagination Hats, of course, which means not being a stuffy old sourpuss)
Even better, read this to your own kids and pass the legacy of this fantastic little book on to a new generation. Our little ones lose more and more of their imagination every day to the glare of a computer screen and the 24/7 input of mass media and television. This gem will always be there to remind us that not everything needs to have a listing on Wikipedia to be REAL and AMAZING.
I stumbled upon our tattered edition with the red sky, golden river, and blue grass when skimming the book shelf and remembered how much I loved this book. I had read it many times during elementary school; it was a beloved favorite.
I thought that as this is a whimsical imagination story, it would not call up images as other, more realistic books do. Instead, I found myself living the story more than I had in a while, feeling Lindy's terror at the Prock, being in Ben's shoes as his giant bubblegum bubble burst and he fell from the sky, and understanding everyone's amazement at the Whangdoodle.
I was not disappointed at all upon rereading it for the first time in a few years. In fact, to the contrary, I was pleasantly surprised.
This book is wonderful for young readers. It is a great stretch of the imagination, which feels good to exercise every now and then. :) Long live the Whangdoodles!"
":DDDDDDDDDDD. this book is so fantastic. i honestly grew up with it, and would gladly read it all the time if i could. but agatha christie is quite a fantastic author, too, y'know. basically, read this book. you'll love it, and your copy will become just as well read and loved as mine. it's pure imagination and wonderfullness, all within the pages of a book."
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