By Hilary Robinson (author) , Lewis James (illustrator) Part of the Jasper series
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April 2019 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month April 2019
Fifty years since the moon landing and a new generation want to know all about it! Written in letters from Charlie Tanner, an enquiring eight year old and his enthusiastic and easily excitable hound Jasper to a Rocket Scientist, Jasper Space Dog is a clever mix of fun and facts. Charlie and Jasper’s letters raise many of the questions that everyone wonders about such as Is the moon made of cheese? and Is there a man on the moon and does he have a dog? The Rocket Scientist’s simple answers give the true scientific details in an easily accessible form.
There’s much to enjoy as well as much to learn from this introduction to an important topic.
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Jasper - Space Dog is the first in a series of hilarious stories about the ambitions of Charlie Tanner and his dog, Jasper.
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Released to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, the story cleverly weaves facts about the space mission with hilarious ideas about space. In their quest, Jasper and Charlie consult space experts to see if Jasper might make history too.
Hilary Robinson shared early drafts of the story with teachers and young readers in several UK primary schools:
“My favourite part of this story is that on Chapter 6 you have named it ‘One Small Step For a Dog’! Callais; “ Meenakshi, NOPA
“Jasper will engage both reluctant, emergent as well as enthusiastic and able readers because of the considerations that have been made to every aspect of literacy and production.” Sophie Robinson, English Lead, Huw Myddelton Primary School. Islington.
Hilary Robinson is an award winning radio producer and author of over 50 picture books. Awards include the 2016 Historical Young Quills Award for ‘Flo of the Somme.’ Radio credits include Private Peaceful for BBC Radio 2 and her series for Barry Humphries Forgotten Musical Masterpieces was listed as one of the top 30 artistic triumphs of 2016 by the Telegraph. Extracts from her book 'A Song For Will and the Lost Gardeners of Heligan' were read on BBC Radio 4. Follow her on Instagram here .
Read a Q&A with the author here .
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A quick, funny and factual book.
This book is funny and filled with facts. It is about a dog called Jasper, his owner and a parrot called Parrot. Jasper wants to go on an adventure and put the first paw on the moon. They think the moon is made of cheese and if they brought some cheese back they would call it Blue Luna. This has facts about the moon and the first, second and third man to land on the moon.... Read Full Review
The book is really funny. The pictures are great. Most of the words are really easy to read. I would recommend this book for boy and girls.
The book is really funny and the boy thinks of lots of different questions which is good. The pictures are great. Most of the words are really easy to read and I finished the book from beginning to end in one go.... Read Full Review
Funny and interesting with lots of information about space!
This was all about a boy called Charlie Tanner, his dog Jasper, his parrot called Parrot and a space scientist called Isabella. Charlie writes letters to Isabella asking lots of questions about how things work in space and what happens there. I thought it was cool when Jasper went to space! The most interesting fact I learnt was that in space you are only allowed food that is in packets. This book was so funny, asking if astronauts ate hot dogs and if rockets bumped into the cow jumping over the moon, but it explained lots of interesting and useful things. I really enjoyed learning about space!... Read Full Review
Jasper - Space Dog is the first in a series of hilarious stories about the ambitions of Charlie Tanner and his dog, Jasper. Released to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, the story cleverly weaves facts about the space mission with hilarious ideas about space.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Jasper: Space Dog and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Jasper: Space Dog features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Space, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Jasper: Space Dog was written by Hilary Robinson and published by Strauss House Productions
Jasper: Space Dog has 90 pages
Yes it is part of Jasper series
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