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Commander Toad in Space - by Jane Yolen (Paperback)

Commander Toad in Space - by  Jane Yolen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Brave Commander Toad and the crew of the spaceship Star Warts have a mission: to go where no spaceship has gone before and to bring a little bit of Earth back to the alien stars. But Deep Wader is not pleased at being disturbed and it looks as though the crew of the Star Warts might become the monster's lunch. A Reading Rainbow review title.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A funny space adventure that spoofs <i>Star Wars</i> while providing an easy-to-read story. <b>--<i>Booklist</i></b> <p/></b>Brave Commander Toad and the crew of the spaceship <i>Star Warts</i> have a mission: they must go where no spaceship has gone before and bring a little bit of earth out to the alien stars. But when they try to land their sky skimmer on the planet made of water, a terrible sound rises from the waves. Deep Wader is not pleased at being disturbed. This planet belongs to me, he roars. It looks as though the crew of the <i>Star Warts</i> might become the monster's lunch. <p/>Fans of <i>DK Readers: LEGO Star Wars, </i>Tom Angleberger's <i>Origami Yoda, </i>and silliness will toad-ally love Commander Toad!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>★Any beginning-to-read book with brave space explorers, a ship named 'Star Warts, ' and a monster who calls himself Deep Wader would be popular almost by any definition. --<i>Booklist</i>, starred review<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jane Yolen is an author of children's books, fantasy, and science fiction, including <i>Owl Moon</i>, <i>The Devil's Arithmetic</i>, and <i>How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?</i> She is also a poet, a teacher of writing and literature, and a reviewer of children's literature. She has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of America and the Aesop of the twentieth century. <p/> Jane Yolen's books and stories have won the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award among many others.

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