OL27275044W Pages 50 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220129153406 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 363 Scandate 20220115032040 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781406357769 Tts_version 4. (Oct.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:08:16 Associated-names Klassen, Jon, illustrator Autocrop_version 0.0.5_books-20210916-0.1 Boxid IA40332320 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier But they didn’t find anything spectacular.” Meanwhile, their dog’s pursuit of a small bone leads further downward, possibly through the Earth and out the “other side.” They land in their own backyard again-or do they? Barnett and Klassen (Extra Yarn) dangle the prospect of fantastic subterranean treasure before readers, but leave them with an even greater reward: a tantalizingly creepy and open-ended conclusion. Cross-sections of earth show them further and further down, and comic tension erupts as readers see gigantic diamonds buried at intervals underground while Sam and Dave tunnel on, missing every one: “So Dave went one way, and Sam went another. ‘We are on a mission,’ said Dave.” Klassen’s boys, with identical poker faces and glassy expressions, hold their shovels American Gothic–style, considering their next move. ‘When should we stop digging?’ asked Sam. His deadpan prose mimics the declarative sentences of early readers: “On Monday Sam and Dave dug a hole. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary - and finding it in a manner you'd. Barnett’s comic voice is at its driest as he recounts that quintessential American childhood activity-the digging of the giant hole. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all.
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