| The Way Back Home Contributor(s): Jeffers, Oliver (Author), Jeffers, Oliver (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0399250743 ISBN-13: 9780399250743 Publisher: Philomel Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies it into outer space! Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake, its fuel tank on empty. The boy executes a daring landing on the moon . . . but theres no telling what kind of slimy, slithering, tentacled, fangtoothed monsters lurk in the darkness! (Plus, its dark and lonely out there.) Coincidentally, engine trouble has stranded a young Martian on the other side of the moon, and hes just as frightened and alone. Martian, Earthlingits all the same when youre in need of a friend. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007029570 |
| Lexile Measure: 590 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.5" W x 10.5" (1.15 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 121880 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes an imaginative tale of friendship in a world where what makes us different isn't nearly as important as what makes us the same. When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies it into outer space Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake, its fuel tank on empty. The boy executes a daring landing on the moon . . . but there's no telling what kind of slimy, slithering, tentacled, fangtoothed monsters lurk in the darkness (Plus, it's dark and lonely out there.) Coincidentally, engine trouble has stranded a young Martian on the other side of the moon, and he's just as frightened and alone. Martian, Earthling--it's all the same when you're in need of a friend. |