{"product_id":"9781688823938","title":"Abner and His Soap, a story for children","description":"Originally published as \"The Day the Sky Rained Soap Suds\" in Six Children's Stories (Academic Exchange Extra [University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)], 2005). \/\/ An excerpt \/\/ Abner Normal squeezed the button on his can of Lysol spray, filling his living-room with strong-smelling mist. \/\/ \"Take that!\" he said. \"Miserable germs!\" He coughed on the clouds of mist, but he didn't care. \/\/ \"I hate germs and I hate dirt!\" he said. But killing germs didn't make him feel better. He gazed angrily out his living-room window. Scraps of paper littered the road. Dust covered sidewalks. For that matter, dust covered everything. And factory and car exhaust fogged the air. \/\/ \"I can't stand it!\" he exclaimed. \"Why is this city so grimy?\" \/\/ He yanked at his hair. Two handfuls fell to the floor. But Abner Normal didn't take any notice of his two new bald spots. He anxiously searched the sky. He watched a thick bank of dark clouds roll in from the west. They twisted and billowed. Soon they'd drench the city with rain polluted from dirty air. \/\/ \"I'm going to clean up this miserable city once and for all!\" he shouted. \"I'll be a hero!\" He jumped up and down. One foot knocked over his fishbowl. The rug soaked up the water, while Flipper, the goldfish, flopped about and gasped. Abner tossed Flipper into a coffee pot and then left his home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDan Lukiv\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eIndependently published\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eAug 27, 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e25 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e168882393X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781688823938\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Independently published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50364926132529,"sku":"9781688823938","price":11.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781688823938__01871.jpg?v=1732459659","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781688823938","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}