Alien Invaders:Invasores Extra - Softcover

Cooper, Lynn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974199273 ISBN 13: 9780974199276

Publisher: Raven Tree Press, 2005

Synopsis

A curious child compares small garden creatures to what he knows of space invaders. Full text in both English and Spanish.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Sneaking. Creeping. Crawling. What if the television is wrong? What if aliens aren't little green men? What if they aren't coming, but are already here? What if the bugs that you had always thought harmless were actually invaders from the furthest reaches of space? What should we do, make friends?

Written with the insight of a true bug fanatic, Alien Invaders / Invasores extraterrestres is sure to capture the imagination of young and old alike. It is a story that anyone who has ever encountered a creature creeping and crawling its way around the house or through the garden can relate to. According to Lynn Huggins-Cooper, "Mom says they are just bugs... (But) They sure look like aliens to me!"

The compelling story is just the beginning of this full text Spanish/English translation. The illustrations glow eerily and the alien insects seem to dive right through the page ready to invade your home. These lively illustrations (which give a nod to the illustrator's animation background) start as soft-toned line drawings in various shades of indigo blue. They are then manipulated to obtain a broad range of hues that add depth, radiance, and the fanciful luminescence that emanates from these pages. The total effect of Leick's illustrations in Alien Invaders/Invasores extraterrestres is one that enhances the text and increases the humor and range of the story.

The book is presented in bilingual format with full story appearing in both English and Spanish. A keyword vocabulary page is found in the back of the book to jumpstart learning in either language.

The book is available in both hardcover ISBN 0972497390 and paperback ISBN 0974199273.

From the Author:

Illustrator Bonnie Leick grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. From there, she went to Southern California. While attending Cal Arts (California Institute of the Arts), she sold her student film, Better Than Grass, to the Spike and Mike Festival of Animation. She earned her BFA in Film/Video Character Animation and entered the world of animation, working on projects ranging from a commercial for HBO/Showtime, to Monty Python's Holy Grail cd-rom game, to Warner Brother's Space Jam, to various projects for Disney including The Tigger Movie. Bonnie also wrote short stories for Howie Mandel's Lil' Howie series of educational cd-rom games. Bonnie broke into the world of children's books by selling a piece of artwork at the SCBWI's 2003 art auction in New York. She illustrated her first children's picture book, Alien Invaders / Invasores extraterrestre, for Raven Tree Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: Raven Tree Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0974199273
• ISBN 13: 9780974199276
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32