Buzz Beaker and the Outer Space Trip (Stone Arch Readers Level 3: Buzz Beaker) - Softcover

Meister, Cari

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434228002 ISBN 13: 9781434228000

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2010

Synopsis

Buzz dreams of going into outer space. One night, his dream comes true. With his dog, Raggs, by his side, he sneaks onto a spaceship. Together, Raggs and Buzz have an awesome outer space adventure.

About this title

About the Author:

Cari Meister has written more than 130 books for children, including the Tiny series (Penguin) and the Fast Forward Fairy Tales series (Scholastic).  Cari is a school librarian and she loves to visit other schools and libraries to talk about the joy of reading and writing.  Cari lives in the mountains of Colorado with her husband, four boys, one horse, and one dog.  You can find out more about her at www.carimeister.com.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1–2—These two Level 3 "Reading Alone" beginning readers present Buzz Beaker, a young African-American inventor. Each story is introduced with a facsimile of Buzz's ebook-bound notebook that showcases the story's main characters, Buzz's drawings, and the featured invention. In Outer Space Trip, Buzz talks to his dog about problems he has experienced building a functioning spaceship. That night, Buzz and Raggs become stowaways on an alien spaceship and get a tour of the ship and the aliens' planet. In Speed Secret, Buzz invents a paint that enables him to win a downhill ski race, defeating the champion skier Vesa. Both books end with humorous plot twists that could be interesting discussion starters. Complemented by bold, cartoon-style illustrations, they include lists of important "story words" and tips for supporting beginning readers. Both stories will be fun for children learning to read.—Marilyn Ackerman, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1434228002
• ISBN 13: 9781434228000
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Bill McGuire