"A picture-book account of one of the" "most famous pieces of radio history "
* "Sandwiched between a look at Depression-era radios and a set of fanciful period advertisements, McCarthy delivers a semi-serious account of the 1938 "War of the Worlds "broadcast, illustrating both passages from the script and briefly told descriptions of widespread panic with smudgy cartoon scenes featuring bug-eyed monsters and equally bug-eyed people. The author closes with a substantial note that analyzes the broadcast' immediate and long-term effects, points out that the announcers repeatedly admitted that they were presenting a drama during the broadcast, mentions several later revivals here and internationally and notes the response of H.G. Wells himself to the original production. She has also set up an invitingly designed Web site with an array of relevant links."
--"Kirkus Reviews," Starred"
An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book
A "School Library Journal "Best Book of the Year
An IRA-CBC Children's Choice
A "Kirkus Reviews "Editor's Choice
A 2006 New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing"

Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Blast off in this fun nonfiction picture book by the author of Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum to find out!

With an appealing text and funny, brightly colored illustrations, Meghan McCarthy transports aspiring space travelers to astronaut school in her young nonfiction picture book. Take a ride on the Vomit Comet and learn how it feels to be weightless. Try a bite of astronaut food, such as delicious freeze-dried ice cream. Have your measurements taken 100 of your hand alone for your very own space suit. Get ready for liftoff!

The celebrated animated series comes to book shelves! Revisit the habitants of Equestria and learn about the magic that friendship brings in this adaptation of the television series. This volume adapts the Season Two finale-event "The Crystal Empire" parts 1 & 2.

The celebrated animated series comes to book shelves! Revisit the inhabitants of Equestria and learn about the magic that friendship brings in this adaptation of the television series.