Aliens for Lunch
Aliens for Lunch
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Random House
Annotation: When their bag of microwave popcorn explodes and a space alien emerges, Richard and Henry join him on a top secret interstellar mission to save the desserts of the universe.
Genre: [Science fiction]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #4771358
Format: Paperback
Special Formats: Chapter Book Chapter Book
Publisher: Random House
Copyright Date: 1991
Edition Date: 1991 Release Date: 04/09/91
Illustrator: Bjorkman, Steve,
Pages: 62 p.
ISBN: 0-679-81056-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-679-81056-8
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 90039417
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2005)

Tomecek includes a great deal of basic information about the moon in straightforward explanations understandable to young children. He starts with observations and myths, then moves to scientific explanations for craters, moon surface conditions, and earth-moon-sun spatial relationships. The colorful cartoonlike illustrations, featuring a friendly cat and firefly, are appealing but do little to aid in scientific understanding.

Kirkus Reviews

In a delightful sequel to Aliens for Breakfast (1988), tiny Aric, Commander of the Interspace Brigade, again needs Richard's help: The greedy Graxians have hijacked his ship and its supply of XTC-1000 (a commodity that keeps a planet's desserts tasty for 11,976 years); if the Threllians don't get their shipment, they'll attack Earth to try to get its XTC-1000. Arming themselves with a spray can of soy sauce and an eggbeater, the intrepid adventurers set out. Their weapons prove ineffective— but the Graxians faint away when confronted by the celery sticks that Richard (a fan of veggies) has in his pocket. Brisk, imaginatively conceived action, rib-tickling dialogue, and comical—the phenomenal significance of food; Aric's parsimony (he knows how to make them all invisible, but holds back despite their danger: ``The Brigade works on a very tight budget...Every ten minutes of vanishing costs...$183.15'')- -all combine to make this tops in enjoyable sf for beginners. Illustrations not seen. (Fiction. 7-10)"

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Kirkus Reviews
Word Count: 7,546
Reading Level: 3.7
Interest Level: 2-5
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.7 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 5203 / grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:4.2 / points:3.0 / quiz:Q00212
Lexile: 510L
Guided Reading Level: M
Fountas & Pinnell: M

Richard Bickerstaff and his friend Henry are prisoners on Grax, a hostile planet. Aric, their tiny alien friend, has been taken from them--perhaps forever. And now they're eating lunch in a Graxian jail, face to face with a Turinga Death Machine! Can life get any more dangerous? Kids will love this very funny Stepping Stones HUMOR title!


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