How many excuses are there for not doing homework? Let us count the ways: Giant lizards invaded the neighborhood. Elves hid all the pencils. And then there was that problem with carnivorous plants.... The excuses go on and on, each more absurd than the next and escalating to hilarious heights. Featuring detail-rich illustrations by Benjamin Chaud, this book is guaranteed to amuse kids and their parents, not to mention anyone who has experienced a slacker student moment and isn't that everyone?"

Immer wenn Wanda ins Wasser springt, lachen die anderen. »Ich bin zu schwer zum Schwimmen«, sagt Wanda. - »Nein«, sagt der Schwimmlehrer, »du musst nur denken, was du sein möchtest!«§Wanda probiert es aus, und der Trick funktioniert.§ Sie denkt Känguru - und springt im Turnunterricht ganz hoch. Sie denkt Hase - und mag sogar Karotten.§ Und beim nächsten Schwimmunterricht denkt Wanda sich leicht. Sie schwimmt wie ein Hai, eine Sardine, gar wie ein Segelboot und ein Kajak. Aber wagt sie sich auch vom Sprungturm?§ Davide Calìs unbeschwerte Geschichte knüpft an kindliche...

First, some giant ants steal breakfast.
Then there are the evil ninjas, massive ape, mysterious mole people, giant blob, and countless other daunting (and astonishing) detours along the way to school. Are these excuses really why this student is late? Or is there another explanation that is even more outrageous than the rest? From Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud, the critically acclaimed author/illustrator team behind I Didn't Do My Homework Because . . . comes a fast-paced, actionpacked, laugh-out-loud story about finding the way to school despite the odds and the unbelievable oddness "

There's more to this museum than meets the eye This is the wonderfully wacky world of celebrated international author-illustrator team Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud, the duo behind Junior Library Guild selections I Didn't Do My Homework Because . . . , The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer . . . , and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School . . . . Notoriously (and delightfully) unreliable narrator Henry is late to a museum where his class is spending the day. But he has a plan: He'll just catch up in one of the exhibits. That's not possible in these halls ...