The Adventures of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey • Book 1 of the Captain Underpants Series
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Adventure
- Humor
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 1997
Word Count 5,731
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 20251, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Cartoons and comics
- Heroes
- School principals
- School principals--Fiction
- Heroes--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
- Humorous stories
- Cartoons and comics--Fiction
- Captain Underpants (Fictitious character)
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 11
Meet-the-Author Recording with Dav Pilkey
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In-depth Written Interview with Dav Pilkey
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Interview with Dav Pilkey
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Interview with Dav Pilkey
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Interview with Dav Pilkey
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Interview with Dav Pilkey
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Facebook Live talk with Dav Pilkey
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Series Interview with Dav Pilkey
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Series Create Comics Activity Pack from Scholastic
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Series Activity Kit from Scholastic
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Spanish Series Activity Kit from Scholastic
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Series How to Draw Captain Underpants from Scholastic
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Series Professor PoopyPants's Name Change-O-Chart 2000 from Scholastic
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Series Coloring Sheet from Scholastic
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Series Matching Activity Sheet from Scholastic
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Series Classroom Guide from Scholastic
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Lesson Plan from Bright Hub Education
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 2" narrated by various narrators
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 1" narrated by various narrators
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Book Trailers 7
TV Trailer: The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space from Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
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TV Series Trailer: Captain Underpants: Epic Choice o Rama from Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
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TV Series Trailer: Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas from Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
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TV Trailer: Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween from Netflix
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TV Trailer: The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants: Season 2 from Netflix
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Movie Trailer: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie from Peacock TV
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Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
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Book & Adaptation Websites 10
Website for "Captain Underpants: Mega Blissmas," Movie Adaptation of Captain Underpants Series
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