Bibliograph

I was an outer-space chicken, by David LaRochelle ; illustrated by Mike Gorman

Type

Label

I was an outer-space chicken, by David LaRochelle ; illustrated by Mike Gorman

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

8-12, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

3-7, Brodart

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

I was an outer-space chicken

Oclc number

1079870021

Responsibility statement

by David LaRochelle ; illustrated by Mike Gorman

Series statement

Alien math, book number 1

Summary

Best friends Lamar and Lexie love math-and, in this first book in the Alien Math series, their skills come in handy when they're abducted by an extraterrestrial named Fooz. Fooz, unfamiliar with Earth life, mistakes the children for chickens . . . until Lamar and Lexie prove they're human by solving a tricky math problem. Fooz agrees to take them home, but on a side trip to a nearby planet to refuel, the two are captured by lumfurs, creatures that resemble Bigfoot. In order to escape and return to Fooz's ship and subsequently Earth, Lamar and Lexie must solve problems that require finding patterns, making estimates, and deciphering codes. Can the children pass the test and get home again?

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification