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When eleven-year-old Nilly moves to his new neighborhood in Oslo, Norway, he meets his neighbor, Doctor Proctor, an eccentric professor who invents wacky potions and powders—including an industrial strength fart powder that can send people to outer space. Doctor Proctor, Nilly, and his new friend Lisa must go to great lengths to protect the invention and keep it out of the hands of their neighbors, who try to use the powder for evil purposes. This witty, magical book captures the spirit of Roald Dahl—and a sprinkling of clever humor and zany antics will keep kids laughing until the end.
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Jo NesbØ is the most successful Norwegian author of all time. He has sold millions of books, which are published in twenty-five different languages globally, and he is widely recognized as one of Europe’s foremost crime writers. The author of crime fiction and short stories, the Doctor Proctor adventures are his first children’s books.
Mike Lowery’s work has been in galleries and publications worldwide, and he is currently working on several books for children. He lives with his family in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit him at ArgyleAcademy.com.
Mike Lowery’s work has been in galleries and publications worldwide, and he is currently working on several books for children. He lives with his family in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit him at ArgyleAcademy.com.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (Hardcover)
Typically when I see a kids' book with words such as "fart" in the title I don't give them a second glance. However, this book is written by one of my favourite thriller authors and the simple fact that he had written a children's a book was enough to make me *have* to read the book, never mind what it was called or what it was about.Surprisingly, though the book is about an invention of farting powder, there is not a great deal of "toilet humour" to be found. Perhaps it's cultural, or it gets lost in translation, but the humour comes from different directions. I thought this was a delightful, funny, well-written story. Nilly is new in the neighbourhood, he is very tiny for his age. He meets neighbours Lisa on one side and Doctor Proctor on the other. Dr. Proctor lets them in on his latest invention which is a Farting Powder. When no real use for the powder can be found they decide to sell it as a novelty item to kids, but twin bullies Truls and Trym want theirs for free so Nilly gives them an extra shot in their powder which sends them flying up into a tree. Dr. Proctor has an industrial strength version of the powder which he thinks belongs safely in the hands of NASA to be used for rocketless space travel. But then someone steals the industrial strength powder for evil purposes. The story is full of excitement and adventure. Nilly finds himself in extreme situations from being sent to jail to being eaten by a boa constrictor called Anna Conda. The story also has a wonderful cultural appeal to it as well with plenty of inside jokes on Norway's size and not-so-famous status in the world. It's quite amazing that Nesbo, who writes such stunning adult thrillers, has the ability to write such a fun, whimsical children's story as well. He certainly is a talented writer. I highly recommend this. It will appeal to both boys and girls, but I'd certainly add this to any Books for Boys list. A hilarious romp. It would be great to see Nesbo come out with another children's book in the future. (Just as long as it doesn't interfere with his thrillers' schedule :-)
5.0 out of 5 stars
fun for kids,
This review is from: Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (Paperback)
I bought this book for my son and he set aside the book he was reading and dove into this. By his giggles, I can tell he is completely enjoying this book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Plenty of Young Boy Humor about Flatulence,
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This review is from: Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (Paperback)
"Shall words of wind have an end?" -- Job 16:3 (NKJV)A new boy who is very tiny (named Nilly, which rhymes with "silly") soon runs afoul of two bullies (Truls and Trym). A friendship with a neighbor girl, Lisa, leads to learning about a miraculous powder that an inventor (Doctor Proctor) has created. Fascinated by the potential, Nilly is soon trying the limits . . . with truly impressive results. References to outrageous flatulence and related humor definitely amuse a lot of young boys (and more than a few young girls). Those who are serious readers and enjoy such humor eventually discover Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais, probably around age 13. It's a big book, filled with outrageous humor that goes beyond windy references. Before that, most youngsters want to get their humor in smaller doses. Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder may seem like more content than they seek relative to the amount of outrageous humor. The story in many ways is a simplified version of one of Jo Nesbo's excellent detective stories. There are a lot of plot threads here that tie together in more ways than one would expect. For a youngster who wants an amusing story to go with the humor, the idea of outwitting bullies will appeal, I'm sure. I suspect that the book will mostly disappoint those who want to see the humor keep progressing. By mid-book, the reader has a fairly full sense of the intent to develop the humor and won't have too much in the way of nice surprises remaining along that line. But if your youngster has run out of humorous books to read about flatulence, definitely give this one a go. Its length may be a blessing in disguise in terms of stretching out that eternal age-related pleasure of finding flatulence to be very funny.
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