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I had such vivid memories of reading this as a kid, and I couldn't retrieve what information technology was called or who it was past. Luckily, /r/whatsthatbook came to my rescue, and I gild myself a copy the same day. It'south a lot shorter than I remember information technology, only I must take read it when I was only vii or 8 (maybe younger?). Anyway, this is the book that started my fascination with scifi. It'south a lovely footling book. Definitely aimed at children - don't pick information technology up expecting some deep and complex scifi. Merely full of incre I had such brilliant memories of reading this every bit a child, and I couldn't recall what information technology was called or who it was by. Luckily, /r/whatsthatbook came to my rescue, and I social club myself a copy the same day. It'due south a lot shorter than I remember information technology, merely I must have read it when I was only 7 or 8 (maybe younger?). Anyway, this is the volume that started my fascination with scifi. Information technology'due south a lovely picayune book. Definitely aimed at children - don't pick it up expecting some deep and complex scifi. But full of incredibly bright imagery; it was the memory of the glass grass that really stuck with me, and helped someone else to recognize which volume I was talking about.

Actually, I want more of it. I want more time on the spaceship, I want more near the new village on Shine, I desire more than about their new lives, and I want more almost the books they brought, the ones they left behind and half-remember, and the new ones they write.

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April fifteen, 2011 Brian rated it did not similar it

I vividly remember reading this book in the fifth course. I found it unscientific, wildly implausible, vague, and artistically undistinguished.
The book takes place at an unspecified date in the future when the sun is dying for an unspecified reason. The main characters--similar many people on the planet--are leaving the earth--however, the nation that they vest to is poor, and cannot afford to take much with them. They can therefore only take a few crops and animals with them, and each person tin I vividly remember reading this book in the fifth grade. I establish it unscientific, wildly implausible, vague, and artistically undistinguished.
The book takes place at an unspecified date in the future when the sunday is dying for an unspecified reason. The chief characters--similar many people on the planet--are leaving the earth--however, the nation that they belong to is poor, and cannot afford to have much with them. They can therefore only have a few crops and animals with them, and each person can merely take a single book. The principal grapheme-- a young daughter--chooses to take a green notebook with her, in which she records the events that take place on the new earth. This, even so, does non alibi the book's numerous scientific flaws, which for me made the volume a laughable read.

*Stars, when they die, practice not shrink and turn bluish as the book depicts--they instead plough red, and even a sun-sized star would abound in size.

*Though the ship has a estimator that is advanced enough to play games with the passengers, it never occurs to the designers to identify a library of books in the calculator. Additionally, it seems that the author never predictable the cheapness of computing applied science which would eventually arise.

*An interstellar journey would never take four years unless i had been using some currently unknown method of superluminal travel. The book makes no mention of this.

*The planet is too Earthlike--i cannot expect that at that place would be anything resembling a tree, a blade of grass, or other characteristic of terrestrial biology on that planet.

*Life cannot get crystalline either from living in a soil or from a diet. This is but, utterly absurd--such a thing is effectively equivalent to completely restructuting the elementary composition and molecular processes of an organism without killing it--and the simplest fashion by which one could legitimately explicate this concept in a serious work would require the use of extremely advanced nanotechnology.

The scientific errors are potentially ignorable, but, as I am very knowledgeable as to science, I found that these books--every bit well every bit the poor presentation of the story by my fifth grade teachers--were non at all of any interest to me.* The writing style is simply barely distinguished with respect to other authors, and information technology is funny that a child would even be able to utilise the word "treacle", as the main graphic symbol does in the outset chapter.

*Footnote: I have a grudge against the school, in role for how they taught this volume. For instance, when we as a class arrived at the scene where the children discover a sweetness substance, the whole form did a science essay on sugar, never once mentioning that not all sweet substances are sugars. It was only a 5th-course class, of course--simply I was highly annoyed even then, especially when a kid told me that "saccharide was fabricated of carbon dioxide"--a decision made from our experiments with using yeast to measure sugar. I could go on to discuss the other crap they taught us, just I will hash out that in a different review.

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I beginning picked up this short trivial novel because I had heard of several teachers using it to teach about sustainability. However, I was somewhat disappointed in their classroom plans when I found that the earth in the story is "dying" due to what seems a natural aging of the lord's day rather than over-extension of world'due south resources or pollution, making the master "green" thing about the book its championship, which refers to the color of a periodical. In any case, it is a sweet footling story and worth the time to I first picked upwards this short little novel considering I had heard of several teachers using information technology to teach nearly sustainability. Nevertheless, I was somewhat disappointed in their classroom plans when I found that the earth in the story is "dying" due to what seems a natural aging of the dominicus rather than over-extension of earth's resource or pollution, making the main "light-green" thing about the book its title, which refers to the colour of a journal. In whatever case, information technology is a sweet piffling story and worth the time to read, particularly considering information technology provides a gentle step into science fiction for young readers. The morals regarding story and the importance of customs, history, and culture are appropriate and interesting. While there's nothing that actually ends up being scary in the story, there is business organisation nigh starvation and discussion of suicide that readers should probably be enlightened of before sharing this title. ...more

I was pretty surprised to read such mixed reviews of this book. I loved it! Information technology was sweet. Narrated by a child and with such a lovely perspective that you lot were totally transported. Short volume, merely a total delight.

February x, 2012 Melody rated it did not like it

Perhaps if I'd read this when I was viii. Before I'd ever read any other science fiction. Merely I would still have been bugged by the internal inconsistencies of the story, not to mention the huge gaping holes in it. And then all they are going to consume is wheat flour and moth wing soup? ForEVER? And how could they non know how long the day was on a planet they had approached for months? And who was the mysterious Guide? And why didn't they talk amidst themselves about who was bringing which volume before lath Perhaps if I'd read this when I was 8. Earlier I'd ever read any other science fiction. But I would nonetheless have been bewitched by the internal inconsistencies of the story, non to mention the huge gaping holes in it. So all they are going to eat is wheat flour and moth wing soup? ForEVER? And how could they non know how long the day was on a planet they had approached for months? And who was the mysterious Guide? And why didn't they talk amid themselves virtually who was bringing which book before boarding the transport? Why did Pattie continue to misuse the word 'choose' afterward iv years had passed? And then much improbability, information technology's a wonder Arthur Paring didn't come through looking for a spot of tea.

And it actually bewitched me that the illustrator hadn't read carefully. All the roof shingles in his illustrations were SQUARE. And the moths were entirely fairy-like, every bit opposed to the descriptions in the text.

I say information technology's spinach.

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It seems that this niggling volume has attracted a lot of heated opinions, which is odd. It's not a archetype of junior sci-fi literature by whatever stretch, merely it'south not that bad.

It's kind of fun to read old sci-fi's envisioning of the 21st century (and across). I exercise find it funny that in the pre-Internet era, so many authors had trouble conceiving of computers as little more than clunky, tape-eating data-logging machines--fifty-fifty far into the time to come. Also, those fuel-burning Earth machines could accept benef

It seems that this little volume has attracted a lot of heated opinions, which is odd. It's not a classic of junior sci-fi literature by any stretch, but information technology's not that bad.

It's kind of fun to read old sci-fi'southward envisioning of the 21st century (and beyond). I do find information technology funny that in the pre-Internet era, so many authors had trouble conceiving of computers every bit little more than clunky, record-eating data-logging machines--even far into the hereafter. As well, those fuel-called-for Earth machines could take benefited from solar cell technology. Finally, carrying live chickens and rabbits on a spaceship to a new planet many calorie-free-years from dwelling is ridiculously inefficient--even small farmed animals consume precious nutrient and water supplies, and their consumption isn't necessary for human survival.

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Jul 10, 2015 J. Luis Licea rated information technology did non like it

all i kept thinking when i was reading this to my sister was, "what a bad book."
and our mother chimed in, "even so, you're still reading information technology!" all i kept thinking when i was reading this to my sister was, "what a bad book."
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2,five/5. Not much in information technology. Maybe children would have a different view, but every bit an adult I definitely saw a lot of flaws and holes in the story and the universe. Information technology might withal be an alright read for young reader making their debut into the science-fiction genre merely again... not so certain how children would react to it. I like the piddling «twist» at the end. Not entirely bad but I was expecting and hoping for more than...

Sep x, 2017 Connie D rated information technology actually liked it

This is a mannerly book nearly resettlement on another planet after the devastation of Earth. Rather than being a typical sci-fi book, this is written from the bespeak of view of the children, with a child-like joy in exploring the flora and fauna of the new globe.

April twenty, 2020 StarMan rated information technology liked information technology

REVIEW/RATING: I don't run into many SF books aimed at this age group. 2.85 stars, bumped to 3. Pretty good. If I'd read this equally a 10-year-onetime, I'd probably have given it four stars.

Or 1.eight stars if yous are an developed who nitpicks science and logic in books for 10-year olds.

Also consider these similar juvenile/YA SF books:

The Keeper of the Isis Calorie-free
Enchantress from The Stars

REVIEW/RATING: I don't run across many SF books aimed at this age grouping. 2.85 stars, bumped to 3. Pretty good. If I'd read this as a 10-year-old, I'd probably have given it iv stars.

Or 1.8 stars if you are an adult who nitpicks science and logic in books for x-year olds.

Also consider these similar juvenile/YA SF books:

The Keeper of the Isis Light
Enchantress from The Stars

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A deceptively simple volume that packs its sparse pages with equal parts promise and worry. The story follows a family on last ditch journeying away from a dying Globe. With only enough fuel to accomplish the unknown distant planet designated for them past richer, more connected refugees that left Globe long before, the passengers on the old ship are allowed merely the blank minimum of supplies and but one personal item, along with a book. When they make it, they accept no idea whether the planet will support them or A deceptively simple book that packs its thin pages with equal parts promise and worry. The story follows a family unit on last ditch journey away from a dying World. With merely enough fuel to reach the unknown distant planet designated for them by richer, more connected refugees that left Earth long before, the passengers on the old send are allowed only the blank minimum of supplies and only one personal item, along with a book. When they make it, they take no idea whether the planet will support them or not. It had just exist briefly scouted to make up one's mind there was a high likelihood that information technology could support human life.

The trip takes several years, in which time the main character Pattie, grows from a small child into an inquisitive girl. Upon arriving, there is a moment earlier the passengers will notice out if the planet is livable, whether at that place is water, if their seeds will grow, and are at that place any potential dangers. Similar every moment in this novel, it handled excellently. Volition a careful use of words, Jill Paton Walsh is able to capture all the tension without e'er embellishing or resorting to melodrama.

Life on this new planet is seen through Pattie'southward eyes, and and then while the difficulties are visible, what the reader truly feels is the sense of discovery that the foreign world exhibits. Information technology is the gift of a child to see joy fifty-fifty in the midst of struggle.

A surprise twist at the end but works to strengthen this book and make information technology even more endearing than it already had been.

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I loved the concept and the descriptive writing is, as ever from JPW, wonderfully evocative. I wanted it to be longer and a lilliputian less unproblematic, although, equally it is written from a kid'southward betoken of view, it is every bit it is.
The moth creatures were amazing and the scene where they are playing with the children is cute.
Lack of communication between the group, both earlier departing Earth and during their troubles, causes all sorts of problems, including multiple copies of the same book in a library I loved the concept and the descriptive writing is, every bit always from JPW, wonderfully evocative. I wanted it to exist longer and a little less unproblematic, although, as it is written from a child's point of view, it is equally it is.
The moth creatures were amazing and the scene where they are playing with the children is beautiful.
Lack of communication between the grouping, both before parting Earth and during their troubles, causes all sorts of problems, including multiple copies of the aforementioned book in a library of few. ...more

May 16, 2010 Rebecca rated it it was amazing

I heard almost this book on Reading Rainbow many years ago, and I've loved information technology ever since. The story is brusk, simple, and haunting. I all the same think it would make a wonderful moving picture… I heard about this book on Reading Rainbow many years ago, and I've loved it ever since. The story is curt, elementary, and haunting. I still remember it would make a wonderful movie… ...more

October 07, 2021 Sula rated it really liked it

A short and sweetness children's sci-fi story. There's certainly scientific inaccuracies simply from a kid'due south optics, even if they notice them, they will likely be able to suspend atheism for the story and the imagery. The translucent woods from the trees forming huts total of shadowy grey light in the day, and at night allowing them to glow the warm flickering blood-red of the burn down and points of greenish from the jellyfish oil lamps, making the houses look like bits of fire opal is a lovely idea!

I would be more than

A short and sweet children'south sci-fi story. At that place's certainly scientific inaccuracies simply from a child'southward eyes, even if they notice them, they will probable be able to suspend disbelief for the story and the imagery. The translucent wood from the trees forming huts full of shadowy grey calorie-free in the day, and at night allowing them to glow the warm flickering crimson of the fire and points of green from the jellyfish oil lamps, making the houses look similar bits of burn down opal is a lovely idea!

I would be more concerned that it's sci-fi that reflects the engineering science of the time it was written, and that could confuse younger readers. They mention using tapes in the reckoner and its talks of playing Monopoly or Mastermind against a computer, and information technology being foreign to play against a person. Of course, now the idea of playing these board games against a computer on 'video screens' is only normal! Children are good at accepting details they don't fully understand and even so enjoying a story, and even if they don't understand the references to this they would hopefully take information technology as interesting quirks about the engineering of the hereafter.

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Sep 14, 2020 Jenna rated it liked it

I believe one of my teachers read this to us in school. I couldn't remember the championship or much about information technology so I googled the following: "childrens science fiction book where they travel to another planet with clear copse." Success.

The only other affair I remember is the journey to some other planet took a couple years and each person could choose i book to bring. Equally an accompanying activity we thought of what volume we would bring. I chose the presently-to-be released Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban;

I believe i of my teachers read this to us in school. I couldn't recall the title or much about it so I googled the following: "childrens science fiction book where they travel to another planet with clear trees." Success.

The just other thing I remember is the journeying to another planet took a couple years and each person could choose one book to bring. Every bit an accompanying activity we thought of what book nosotros would bring. I chose the soonhoped-for released Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; which, looking dorsum, is a terrible choice under the circumstances.

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Mar eighteen, 2009 Pandora rated information technology it was ok

Very strange narration. It slips from an unknow showtime person narration to third person. At the terminate the strange narration is explained.

As I was reading the book I thought information technology came from the sixties and was surprise information technology came from the eighties. It has the cold war attiude that Earth is doomed. It made me also think of The Piffling Prince which too wasn't my loving cup of tea.

The science of the book too seems to belong more to the sixties than the eighties. For instance it skips over how a group of people coul

Very strange narration. It slips from an unknow starting time person narration to tertiary person. At the finish the strange narration is explained.

As I was reading the book I thought it came from the sixties and was surprise it came from the eighties. It has the cold war attiude that World is doomed. Information technology made me as well think of The Little Prince which also wasn't my loving cup of tea.

The science of the book also seems to belong more to the sixties than the eighties. For example it skips over how a group of people could mayhap survive for 4 years in a small spaceship with chickens and rabbits. The aliens they encouter make no scientific sense. A planet of glass?

It not a horrible book just, it is not a corking one either.

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My son's tertiary grade class read this book, and I picked it up and started reading it. I found the first affiliate very interesting, so I actually went to the library and checked it out so he could accept his copy dorsum to form.  It is an interesting little story about a group of people who go to colonize another planet afterwards something devastating has happened on Globe.

Very thought-provoking for kids that age, who might not have ever considered a concept like colonizing a new land or a new world. Esp

My son'southward 3rd grade class read this volume, and I picked information technology up and started reading it. I plant the first affiliate very interesting, so I really went to the library and checked it out so he could take his re-create dorsum to course.  Information technology is an interesting little story about a group of people who become to colonize another planet after something devastating has happened on Earth.

Very thought-provoking for kids that age, who might not have e'er considered a concept like colonizing a new country or a new world. Especially suburban and city kids who have always had everything they need, and nigh things they want. Kids who take never considered where things actually come from, besides "the shop" that is.

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Jul 28, 2017 Zoe rated it it was amazing

A wonderful introduction to science fiction. It'due south a classic story - colonising a new planet - told from the point of view of a very young girl. The style is simple, but the descriptions soar into glorious imaginative visions - so easy to imagine, and so beautiful to read. The planet is just the right blend of familiar and utterly alien, and the struggles and discoveries make perfect intuitive sense. At that place's a depth to the social relationships - and a LOVE of books within the story - that lifts t A wonderful introduction to scientific discipline fiction. It's a archetype story - colonising a new planet - told from the point of view of a very young girl. The manner is unproblematic, but the descriptions soar into glorious imaginative visions - and then like shooting fish in a barrel to imagine, and so beautiful to read. The planet is just the correct blend of familiar and utterly conflicting, and the struggles and discoveries make perfect intuitive sense. At that place's a depth to the social relationships - and a LOVE of books within the story - that lifts this to a whole other level.

It's only 66 pages long, merely I felt similar I'd read a proper classic of the genre.
Jill Paton Walsh's writing is so bright, rich and immediate - I swear she writes as though the printed word was a vocal.

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A curious little book that needs to be judged as a children's fable rather than as hard science fiction. And every bit a children'due south book, it's a corker -- and in the hands of a proficient instructor, information technology could be a gateway to all sorts of interesting insights and discussions with the 8+ historic period range, likewise as the whole genre of Science Fiction. I was reading information technology for the starting time time at my ripe old historic period because it was recommended past a friend of mine -- who IS an excellent instructor -- for my vi-year-old granddaughter. My A curious little book that needs to be judged as a children'south fable rather than every bit hard scientific discipline fiction. And as a children's book, it'south a corker -- and in the easily of a good teacher, it could be a gateway to all sorts of interesting insights and discussions with the viii+ age range, every bit well as the whole genre of Science Fiction. I was reading information technology for the outset time at my ripe old age considering it was recommended by a friend of mine -- who IS an splendid teacher -- for my 6-year-old granddaughter. My friend suggested that GD might be set up for it. I remember it might be better for her to wait a while -- for reasons that I will explain later. So viii-12 is a good range, I think.

Equally science fiction, it makes no sense. The destruction of the Earth, the trip to the alien planet, the resources that colonists might be expected to have -- all are either vague, or really puzzling. Simply I don't remember this would bother a child of the right age -- that's a time when wolves can assume the shape of Grandma, and ponies talk and fly, and unhappy princesses tin can plough anything they expect at to ice. And information technology's a well know fact that adults do & say the darndest things -- the wise child just nods and smiles, and goes forth with it. And that'due south another affair that will ingratiate this book to the average 8+ year old-- the children are the smartest people in the book. The adults don't permit for the most basic necessities for the colonization of an alien planet. they organize themselves in a fashion that is almost guaranteed to cause hard feelings and dissent. They say that each person can but bring I BOOK and and then don't coordinate the choices, so that there are six copies of Robinson Caruso and no Shakespeare, or Milton, or Agatha Christie. No real spoiler, just everything good and interesting that happens to the colonists on this alien planet is the upshot of the children's explorations, marvel and bravery. Kids will dear that.

Then this isn't difficult SF, and I'1000 sure it wasn't meant to exist, but more than like a legend about leaving everything behind, adapting to a new life, and encountering strange new phenomena. And, perhaps, learning that your parents aren't quite every bit smart equally they like to think they are.

The simply thing that makes me feel that I should look at least a couple of years to introduce my granddaughter to this book is (view spoiler)[ that Paton Walsh doesn't sidestep the terrible situation that has driven these families to leave home with little more than Robinson Caruso to guide them, and the night consequences of failure. The Earth is dead, and the colonists accept been supplied with Pills that volition requite them (and their children) a merciful release if their crops fail, or the alien planet is likewise viciously uninhabitable. I can just imagine GD request What are those pills for, Grandma?, and I remember she can await some other couple of years to journey to the planet of Shine. (hide spoiler)]

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Could have been wonderful. Unfortunately, both myself and my inner child objected to the weak, and sometimes outright wrong, scientific discipline and logic.

I commencement read The Green Book in the second grade, and it's nigh exactly as I remember it. Perchance considering at that place's not all that much to remember.

The Green Book is short and sweet. It doesn't even feel worth quoting, actually, because in the time that y'all could read the quotes, yous could well-nigh read the unabridged volume. That's non a bad thing. The Green Book is a brilliant and meaningful vignette into a scifi world.

(view spoiler)[Ane thing that I was a piffling confused near was why everyone was and then hateful to

I commencement read The Green Book in the 2d course, and it'south nigh exactly equally I remember it. Possibly because there'south non all that much to remember.

The Dark-green Book is short and sweet. Information technology doesn't even experience worth quoting, actually, because in the time that you could read the quotes, you could nearly read the unabridged book. That'south not a bad thing. The Green Book is a vivid and meaningful vignette into a scifi world.

(view spoiler)[One thing that I was a trivial dislocated about was why everyone was then mean to Pattie for bringing a journal. Sure, it would probably exist possible to make paper on the new planet, but it might take quite some time for the community to accomplish that point. Shelter, food, and water would plainly have priority over newspaper making, and information technology would take time to develop and manufacture things equally simple equally a wire screen for setting the paper pulp. And then for months or even years at that place would be no manner to record what happened in Shine. Places of involvement found through exploration would have to exist retained in memory only. Methods of agriculture that had been tried already would have to be remembered. Having some kind of written record available just makes sense.

Of course, the big takeaway at the end of the story is that the primeval history of Shine would have been lost to the ages, were information technology non for Pattie'due south periodical. (hide spoiler)]

I enjoyed the book's message that while information technology's important to preserve the past, it'south also incredibly of import to look toward the time to come, every bit my recent entree into prospective psychology confirms. In a community where everyone else was bemoaning the lost history of Earth, Pattie was fix to (literally and figuratively) write the history of Shine. Emphasizing this gap in thought between Pattie and the older members of the customs does brand for good storytelling, hitting the betoken home, and I think information technology's a very important message.

The future, or at least what we perceive the future to exist, has an immense impact on our happiness. We must look for great things ahead of usa.

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Aug 25, 2011 Christopher rated it did not like it

We read this equally a class in fifth grade and I idea this volume dragged on, fifty-fifty though information technology only has 80 pages. I only gave this book one star because while we were reading, I was thinking, "What on EARTH? (or should I say, "What on Smooth?")" I mean, who'south gonna build LOG CABINS on a distant planet?! Some other affair: all the scientific flaws; a star does not shrink and turn blue when it dies. There are many other flaws that barely deserve to be overlooked, just I absolutely did not bask this book at We read this as a class in fifth course and I thought this book dragged on, even though it only has 80 pages. I but gave this book ane star because while we were reading, I was thinking, "What on EARTH? (or should I say, "What on Smooth?")" I mean, who'southward gonna build LOG CABINS on a distant planet?! Another thing: all the scientific flaws; a star does not shrink and plow blue when it dies. At that place are many other flaws that barely deserve to exist overlooked, just I absolutely did not enjoy this book at all. In a nutshell: awful. ...more

Jun 28, 2014 seedsknees rated it it was amazing

I read this when I was ten. I didn't know what the title was because the comprehend was ripped off. Merely I nevertheless plant a mode to look it upwardly :D.

This made my babyhood fun and memorable. I dear it. these are the kinds of books you lot won't easily forget because the story is really good and mysterious.

this book made me a sci-fi loving reader!! I love scifi! THUMBS Upwardly!!!

I read this when I was ten. I didn't know what the championship was because the cover was ripped off. But I however found a way to look it up :D.

This fabricated my babyhood fun and memorable. I honey it. these are the kinds of books you won't hands forget because the story is actually good and mysterious.

this volume made me a sci-fi loving reader!! I dearest scifi! THUMBS UP!!!

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Feb 24, 2015 Lauren rated it really liked it

I take read this volume and so many times, which isn't difficult considering it is so slim and direct-forwards. But to call it simple would be a deception. There is so much nestled between its spare sentences--pocket-sized hints of musings on economic inequality, climate change, customs, tolerance. But information technology's the ane big thing that story pivots on that well-nigh entrances me--the importance of story to our humanity. I have read this book so many times, which isn't hard because information technology is and so slim and straight-forwards. Just to call it unproblematic would be a deception. There is so much nestled between its spare sentences--small hints of musings on economic inequality, climatic change, customs, tolerance. Only it's the one big matter that story pivots on that nigh entrances me--the importance of story to our humanity. ...more

I read this book the first fourth dimension as an elementary school kid, and it stuck with me and sparked my fascination with survival/mail service-apocalyptic/sci-fi novels. Merely for some reason I remembered the ending differently--I thought anybody died, or was going to die--I don't recall that they were going to go far at all. Must be my natural pessimism! Still dear this volume though. I read this volume the outset fourth dimension equally an elementary school kid, and it stuck with me and sparked my fascination with survival/post-apocalyptic/sci-fi novels. Only for some reason I remembered the ending differently--I thought everyone died, or was going to die--I don't recollect that they were going to make it at all. Must be my natural cynicism! However love this book though. ...more than

This volume has me questioning the extent of my noesis of children's lit history... I'm wondering how much science fiction was being published for kids in the eighties? Possible employ every bit a companion text to Amidst the Hidden or City of Ember. Would be great for teaching visualization. This book has me questioning the extent of my noesis of children's lit history... I'thou wondering how much science fiction was being published for kids in the eighties? Possible use as a companion text to Among the Hidden or Urban center of Ember. Would be groovy for pedagogy visualization. ...more

January 29, 2020 JD rated it did not similar it

Just why? It'due south just plain awful! Auggie'southward confront is meliorate than this book. Noting to WONDER ABOUT THAT! MOTHS SUCK! Rabbits die then make Im sad. DOnt read OR ELSE ILL feed you glass. Purchase me flowers. O Plz thnk u BUHBYE. BEAVIS CORNHOLIO Simply why? It'due south just evidently atrocious! Auggie's face is ameliorate than this volume. Noting to WONDER Virtually THAT! MOTHS SUCK! Rabbits dice so make Im pitiful. DOnt read OR ELSE Ill feed y'all drinking glass. Buy me flowers. O Plz thnk u BUHBYE. BEAVIS CORNHOLIO ...more

Earth's colonists on an alien planet. Enjoyable read. Earth'due south colonists on an alien planet. Enjoyable read. ...more

I did non like this book. It may have been the first book that I can say that I dislike (and I don't dislike many books). I just couldn't put my head around the story to make it conceivable. I did non like this book. It may accept been the starting time book that I can say that I dislike (and I don't dislike many books). I just couldn't put my caput effectually the story to make it believable. ...more

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Jill Paton Walsh was built-in Gillian Elation in London on Apr 29th, 1937. She was educated at St. Michael'due south Convent, North Finchley, and at St. Anne's College, Oxford. From 1959 to 1962 she taught English language at Enfield Girls' Grammar Schoolhouse.

Jill Paton Walsh has won the Volume Globe Festival Award, 1970, for Fireweed; the Whitbread Prize, 1974 (for a Children's novel) for The Emperor's Winding Sheet; The

Jill Paton Walsh was born Gillian Bliss in London on April 29th, 1937. She was educated at St. Michael'southward Convent, North Finchley, and at St. Anne's College, Oxford. From 1959 to 1962 she taught English language at Enfield Girls' Grammer School.

Jill Paton Walsh has won the Book World Festival Award, 1970, for Fireweed; the Whitbread Prize, 1974 (for a Children's novel) for The Emperor'south Winding Sheet; The Boston Earth-Horn Book Laurels 1976 for Unleaving; The Universe Prize, 1984 for A Packet of Patterns; and the Smarties G Prix, 1984, for Gaffer Samson's Luck.

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