There Was an Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon!
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · April 30, 2019
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- Who it’s for
- A playful astronaut adventure pairs comic chaos with approachable facts about space.
- Themes
- Outer space, Learning about the solar system, Humor
- Genres
- Funny Stories, Space & Astronauts, Sci-Fi
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Scholastic's bestselling OLD LADY becomes an astronaut in this adventure full of hilarious laughs and fun facts about space -- perfect for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing! There was an old astronaut who swallowed the moon. I don't know why she swallowed the moon. It happened at noon.Scholastic's bestselling OLD LADY returns in this adventure series with a nonfiction twist that will make you laugh AND learn!
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In this spin-off, the OLD LADY turns into an OLD ASTRONAUT who travels through space, swallowing a moon... along with a star, a planet, a comet, a meteor, a rocket, and a satellite... Why? Well, it went down just right, that bright satellite! Two new characters lead the reader through this hilarious adventure while exchanging some awesome facts about outer space for a light take on nonfiction that's perfect for this age. With expanded back matter about the solar system and a search-and-find game at the end, this OLD ASTRONAUT definitely shoots for the stars!
Silly Space Lessons
A playful astronaut adventure pairs comic chaos with approachable facts about space.
Come here for
- A goofy spin on moons, planets, and other space objects
- Laughter with a little astronomy tucked in
Expect
- A comic swallowing adventure alongside outer-space facts
- Extra solar-system information and a search-and-find game
Where it sits
| Space & Astronauts | 58% |
|---|---|
| Funny Stories | 41% |
| Sci-Fi | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Funny Stories
- Space & Astronauts
- Authors
- Lucille Colandro
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- April 30, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Outer space · Learning about the solar system · Humor
- Reading lane
- Funny Stories