Earth Weather, as Explained by Professor Xargle

by Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross (Illustrations)

Professor Xargle explains to his class of extraterrestrials how humans behave in different kinds of weather.

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Aliens, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 10, 1990

About the author

Jeanne Willis was born in St Albans and trained as an advertising copywriter at Watford College. She worked for various agencies creating press adverts and TV, cinema and radio commercials. She is now a full-time writer and has published over 80 books. Her hobbies include gardening, reading (non-fiction), natural history and collecting caterpillars. Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including POLLY POCKET and THE SLOW NORRIS, and a pilot TV series for DR XARGLE. She lives in North London with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Professor Xargle explains to his, or her? . . . does it matter? class how weather affects all the little Earthlets. Tony Ross's artwork is a perfect compliment.



I got a few chuckles out of this one.

[Louise Goddard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute, funny book for young children. The language used is different to what you would usually see in a children’s book, and the light jabs at humans from an alien perspective make this book a great read.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe if I had read this book earlier in storytime when the kids had more energy, it would have gone better. Unfortunately they were just too antsy. It also lost a start because I found some of the syntax choices hard to work with in a read aloud.

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as entertaining as Earthlets, but very much in the same vein. Perfectly sufficient for fans of the series.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023)]

3* art
4* story

Hilarious. Squirt laughs at the butterglobs. How very strange we look to aliens.