#4 Alien Encounter Contributor(s): Service, Pamela F. (Author), Gorman, Mike (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0822588730 ISBN-13: 9780822588733 Publisher: Darby Creek (Tm) OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Intermediate - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - Alien Contact - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2009020209 |
Lexile Measure: 570 |
Series: Alien Agent (Library) |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 8" (0.61 lbs) 152 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 134037 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Zack's back at work again, as an Alien Agent. His assignment: find an alien kid who hijacked a spaceship to Roswell, New Mexico. Sound easy? Not quite. Because Zack's dad is going too. And he's being chased by a man with a serious grudge against aliens. Can Zack find the missing alien and keep the truth from his dad while escaping the clutches of one Major Garrett? It's all in a day's work for Earth's Alien Agent. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gorman, Mike: - Mike Gorman is a seasoned editorial illustrator whose work has been seen in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, and other publications. He lives in Westbrook, Maine, with his wife, three children, a dog, a cat, two toads, and a gecko. Service, Pamela F.: - Born in Berkeley, California, Pamela F. Service grew up loving to hear, read, and tell stories--particularly about weird stuff. Pamela earned a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley followed by an MA in history and archaeology from the University of London. She spent many years living in Bloomington, Indiana, writing, serving on the city council, and being curator of a history museum. She has a grown daughter, Alex, who is also a museum curator. Pamela is now living in Eureka, California, where she writes, works as a museum curator, and acts in community theater. |