About Me

I'm the school librarian at G.S. Lakie Middle School. As you can see - me, reading and comfy chairs go way back. I still enjoy Asterix and many other graphic novels. My main reason for blogging is for reviewing books for the students and anyone else that might be interested in YA literature.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Outta this world


You are the first kid on Mars by Patrick O'Brien
It wasn't really that long ago when the idea of putting a man on the moon seemed like a crazy idea and then in June of 1969 the mission Apollo 11 did just that. The dream of many kids was made a reality.
So to dream of being the first kids on Mars could see it's own reality maybe within the next forty years. Who knows maybe it will look something like the images in this book.
I really enjoyed this book - the creative ideas, especially the elevator car to Earth Station had me hooked. Ideas such as this could provide ideas to the engineers and scientists that work towards someday putting people of red planets surface.
The illustrations are perfect in their dusty red. And there was plenty of information about Mars to make this more than just a picture book. Let your imagination soar with this trip Outta This World.
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