Sweet Farts #1

Written by Raymond Bean

Narrated by Nick Podehl

Someone has been farting up a storm at school and everyone thinks Keith Emerson is to blame. Unfortunately for Keith, it has earned him the nickname “S.B.D.” (silent but deadly). To make matters worse, Keith’s dad is a self-proclaimed “Fart Machine” who really stinks it up at home. With the science fair quickly approaching, Keith decides he has had enough. He comes up with a science fair project idea to turn the foul smell of human gas into something sweet smelling. The idea lands him in the principal’s office, and in big trouble with his mom. With the help of his little sister Emma, his dad, his crazy grandma, and Benjamin Franklin (great American scientist), Keith will attempt to make the greatest scientific discovery of all time, the cure for the common fart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Aug 3, 2010
• ISBN: 9781441883667

Raymond Bean

Raymond Bean has always dreamed of writing books. Born in Queens, NY, Bean is a fourth-grade teacher, in addition to being the author of the wildly funny middle grade book series: Sweet Farts. Prior to teaching and writing, he worked in TV and film production. Now also a husband and father, he enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, writing, and laughing as much as possible. He currently resides in New York.

Reviews for Sweet Farts #1

[xandreax_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I´m 22 and I just finished reading this. I picked it up because I thought it would be an entertaining way to get my boyfriend and his siblings, who are native speakers of Spanish, into reading in English. Also, the boyfriend is still ashamed if he accidentally slips one out. This book will be so ¨in your face¨ that perhaps he´ll be able to lighten up a bit like stinky old me. Lol, lighten up.I have to admit, I was also curious if there really could be an entertaining book with a good plot on the subject of farts. One of the first things I thought was, ¨How can somebody write an entire book with farts as the main focus?¨ Well it turns out the author wrote three and this first one did indeed entertain me.There is indeed a plot! :) And after reading it I see why kids would like it a lot and why some adults do too (I read all kinds of books and don´t limit myself to reading just novels meant for adults).I did spend HOURS writing translations for certain expressions and words though. I´m much better at translating into my native language of course, not from it. I hope the effort was worth it and that at least one person at the intermediate or advanced learning stage of English can enjoy it.