The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks

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The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
  • The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
  • The Return of the Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
  • The Escape Of The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
  • The Secret Of The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
  • More Adventures Of The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
  • The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Goes Up In Space
  • The Mystery Of The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
  • The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Gets A Girlfriend
  • The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Goes Hollywood
Author Nancy McArthur
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Avon Camelot/Avon Books
Published1988
No. of books9

The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks is a series of 9 children's novels by Nancy McArthur. The series is centered on two brothers: Michael, a messy child, and Norman, a neat freak, [1] along with their sentient sock-eating pet plants, Stanley and Fluffy.

The eponymous first book in this series, The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, was published in 1988 and is the most popular book written by McArthur. [2] The book has been taught in the American school system. [3] This often takes place during a unit on plants in the third grade, although the book has been considered a challenging read for some children in that grade. [4] McArthur reworked this book into a play in 2000. [5]

Titles

No.TitleAuthorPublisherDateGenreLengthISBN
1The Plant That Ate Dirty SocksNancy McArthur Avon Camelot 1988 Children's novel 128 pp 978-0380754939
2The Return of the Plant That Ate Dirty SocksNancy McArthur Avon Camelot 1990 Children's novel 136 pp 978-0380758739
3The Escape of the Plant That Ate Dirty SocksNancy McArthur Avon Camelot 1992 Children's novel 122 pp 978-0380767564
4The Secret of the Plant That Ate Dirty SocksNancy McArthur Avon Camelot 1993 Children's novel 132 pp 978-0380767571
5More Adventures Of The Plant That Ate Dirty SocksNancy McArthur Avon Camelot 1994 Children's novel 121 pp 978-0380776634
6The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Goes Up In SpaceNancy McArthur Avon Books 1995 Children's novel 140 pp 978-0380776641
7The Mystery Of The Plant That Ate Dirty SocksNancy McArthur Avon Books 1996 Children's novel 154 pp 978-0380783182
8The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Gets A GirlfriendNancy McArthur Avon Books 1997 Children's novel 130 pp 978-0380783199
9The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Goes HollywoodNancy McArthur Avon Books 1999 Children's novel 136 pp 978-0380799350

References

  1. ↑ Stuart Margulies; Maria H. Goudiss; Dana Hill (2001). Focus on New York English Language Arts, Level D . New York: Triumph Learning - Coach Books. p.  93. ISBN   1-58620-054-2.
  2. ↑ Contemporary Authors . Vol. 161. Gale. 1998. p.  265. ISBN   0-7876-1994-9.
  3. ↑ Mark van't Hooft; Kadee Anstadt; Paula Jameson; Janice Kelly; Karen McClain (2006). "Now You See It, Now You Don't: Ubiquitous Computing Technology in K-12 Classrooms". Ubiquitous Computing in Education: Invisible Technology, Visible Impact. Mahwah, New Jersey: Routledge: 79. ISBN   0-8058-5736-2.
  4. ↑ Bonnie P. Murray (2002). The New Teacher's Complete Sourcebook: Grades K-4. New York: Scholastic Inc. p. 95. ISBN   0-439-30301-X.
  5. ↑ Nancy McArthur (2000). The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks. Woodstock, Illinois: Dramatic Publishing. p. 4. ISBN   0-87129-240-8.


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