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This Giddy Globe

By Oliver Herford

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Venture into a world where geography lessons are hilariously absurd, societal norms are skewered with wit, and the Earth itself becomes a stage for comedic observation.

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2008-07-14
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Summary

"This Giddy Globe" by Oliver Herford is a funny geography book from the early 1900s that looks at the world and people with humor and geographical knowledge. The book uses a happy tone and funny views to make hard topics easier to understand and more fun. Oliver Herford mixes smart jokes and pictures to give readers a strange view of geography. The book has chapters on different things, like how the Earth was made, what it's made of, and the countries in the world. Herford uses funny stories and weird pictures to talk about these things. He makes fun of how people act and what societies think is normal by looking at geography. He talks about things like race, government, and the weather in a way that makes you laugh but also think. The book shows the world in a bright, but strange way, making readers think about their role in it.

About the Author

Oliver Herford was an Anglo-American writer, artist, and illustrator known for his pithy bon mots and skewed sense of humor.

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