Synopsis
Little Bill and his friends, avid fans of the television show "Space Explorers," clamor to get the video game version, but they find that they have more fun using their imagination while playing outside.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-09-01 | | Series: | Scholastic Readers | | Illustrator: | Varnette P. Honeywood |
| Size | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 1.6 oz |
Publisher's Note
Longing for the new Space Explorers video game, Little Bill and his friends are disappointed when their parents refuse to buy the game and wonder how they can still have fun without it. Original.
Industry Reviews
The Cos, who has a doctorate in education, now turns his hand to early readers, starring Little Bill. . . . These are a bit wordy (the breaking down of each book into three chapters helps), and the messages at the end are predictable, but there's nice lively spirit to the proceedings. . . . The acrylic art is crisp-edged and solid to the point of resembling cut-paper collage; the abundance of brightly contrasting colors occasionally looks more like design than narrative illustration, but the full-bleed intensity is an energetic contrast to beginning readers' usual watercolor spot art. There's a vulnerable commonality to Little Bill that many young readers will warm to. . . . Grades two to four.
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Stevenson
Cosby turns his hand to writing, telling stories about situations that children often face. . . . These titles feature short chapters, making them appropriate for beginning readers--but they're also short enough to be read aloud. . . . Each book comes with a letter to parents from a child psychiatrist about the subject matter in that book. While the writing is nothing extraordinary, Cosby has a good grasp of the issues and how the world looks through children's eyes. The primarily African-American characters also make these books welcome additions to easy-reader collections.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Stevenson
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