Boston, Little Brown , 1st , 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color paintings by McPhail. Edward, who learned to read in Santa's Book of Names, and fanned his passion for adventure in Edward and the Pirates, is off on another storybook-inspired flight of fancy, this time with none other than the Lord of the Jungle himself, Tarzan! Losing himself in a book one day, Edward suddenly and most urgently requires the services of Tarzan. After being whisked away from the jaws of an enormous crocodile, Edward takes a few lessons from his hero, and soon has an opportunity to put his new skills to use. David McPhail's thick, jungle-hued paintings of apes, giraffes, lions, and antelopes will capture the imagination of young readers, as will his thrilling tale of the power of reading.Clean copy.