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Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"
Calvin & Hobbes Series: Book Nine
Series: Calvin and Hobbes
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See moreA new collection of comic cartoons starring the Calvin and Hobbes pair. Bill Watterson won the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.
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A new collection of comic cartoons starring the Calvin and Hobbes pair.
Scientific Progress Goes Boink showcases Bill Watterson's exceptional talent, highlighted by his winning of the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.
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"Just enjoy." – GLASGOW HERALD
"Bill Watterson has caught the wild and often frustrated imagination of youngsters and set it in the context of two knowing but resigned parents in an appealing strip cartoon." – NORTHERN ECHO
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780751504811
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 November 1991
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sphere
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Bill Watterson
- Illustrated by Bill Watterson
- Illustrated by Bill Watterson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 192.0mm
Height: 220.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Bill Watterson won the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, nominated by the National Cartoonist's Society.
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