The way back home
Stranded on the moon after his extraordinary airplane takes him into outer space, a boy meets a marooned young Martian with a broken spacecraft, and the two new friends work together to return to their respective homes.
| Main Author: | Jeffers, Oliver. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Philomel Books,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Stranded on the moon after his extraordinary airplane takes him into outer space, a boy meets a marooned young Martian with a broken spacecraft, and the two new friends work together to return to their respective homes. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780399250743 0399250743 |
| Author Notes: |
He writes and illustrates picture books. His debut book, How to Catch a Star, was published in 2004 and won a Merit Award at the CBI/Bisto Book of Year Awards. His second book, Lost and Found, won the Gold Award at Nestle Children's Book Prize and was developed into an animated short film, which has received over sixty awards including a BAFTA for Best Animated Short Film. His other books include The Incredible Book Eating Boy, The Great Paper Caper, Up and Down, Stuck, This Moose Belongs to Me, Once upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All Letters, The Hueys series and A Child of Books. He has won numerous awards including the Smarties Award, Irish Book of the Year, The Blue Peter Book of the Year, and the 2017 Academy of British Cover Design Award in the Children's category. (Bowker Author Biography) |