Rocket Science [kit]
Title
:
Rocket Science [kit]
Personal Author EPSB
:
Linda. DeMeulemeester
Summary
:
Javier is not like other kids. Born on Mars, and now living on Earth after his Martian outpost was destroyed by sandstorms, he has trouble adjusting to his new planet. He has a crippling fear of water, gravity slows his movement, and he misses the beauty of the home of his birth. Longing t return to the planet he loves, Javier spends his time building a rocket ship. When his hopes of returning to Mars are dashed, Javier sets his sights on a new dream: space cadet school on an international space station.
Year Published
:
2009
Series
:
Scholastic moving up with literacy place 4-6
Physical Description
:
1 kit (8 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm) + teacher's guide.
Note
:
Balanced Literacy.
Reading Grade level
:
Level U/V
Grade Interest level
:
Grade 6
Subject
:
Reading materials.
Rocket planes -- Fiction.
Added Author
:
Perkins, Alexander,
Summary
:
Javier is not like other kids. Born on Mars, and now living on Earth after his Martian outpost was destroyed by sandstorms, he has trouble adjusting to his new planet. He has a crippling fear of water, gravity slows his movement, and he misses the beauty of the home of his birth. Longing t return to the planet he loves, Javier spends his time building a rocket ship. When his hopes of returning to Mars are dashed, Javier sets his sights on a new dream: space cadet school on an international space station.
ISBN
:
9780779191789
9780779184262
Publisher
:
Markham, ON : Scholastic Canada Ltd., c2009.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Shauna May Seneca | KT MOVEUP LEVELUV | Teacher resource | 31929000173172 | Guided Reading |