About this title: In the hours before his brother is born, eight year old Joe has an unusual visitor, Mika, who falls out of a spaceship and lands upside down in an apple tree in Joe's garden. Hens, dinosaurs, an astronaut and a white rabbit all play their part in this magical story in which the encounter between Earth-boy and alien opens up the wonders of the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published: 09/1998
ISBN-13:9780374329488ISBN:0374329486
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dolphin, London
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781858816234ISBN:1858816238
Description: Very good. 144p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Intended for a juvenile audience. Very good Originally published: London: Orion Children's, 1997. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Orion Children's, London
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781858813585ISBN:1858813581
Description: Good. In good dust jacket. USED script inside. Text in English, Norwegian. 144p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Description: Gardner, Sally. Good in good dust jacket. Ex) Library Copy. Moderate wear on Cover Interior Pages. Usual library markings. (childrens) Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN-13:9780374329488ISBN:0374329486
Description: New. 0374329486 BRAND NEW: NEVER USED: MAY HAVE VERY MINOR SHELFWEAR: SHIPS FAST: FREE UPGRADE TO EXPEDITED SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $25. read more
Description: Gardner, Sally. Fine in very good dust jacket. dust jacket has light edge wear and is soiled. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Good. Previous owner's name written in the book. Spine-Slightly worn in accordance with age and use. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Orion Childrens
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781858816234ISBN:1858816238
Description: Good. This is an EX-LIBRARY COPY. We only offer carefully selected, quality books, in this category. The normal stamps and labels may be present and the front flysheet has been tidily removed. The supplying library will benefit financially from your purchase. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780374329488ISBN:0374329486
Description: Gardner, Sally. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library Hardcover with mylar-covered dustjacket. Only ex-lib marks are on mylar; jacket has been taped to book. A beautiful copy. read more
"This book wants desperately to be Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince. Funny little man falls to earth and turns our view of the world inside out... Yes, you have heard this one before. The publisher even found someone to closely imitate Saint-Exupery's illustrations. Unfortunately, Gaarder's narrative is rather dull. I made it almost halfway into the book before giving up."
""An answer is always the stretch of road that's behind you. Only a question can point the way forward."
The story is written in the form of a letter to a child from her uncle, who was the same age as Camilla when his brother was born. The page layout directly recalls that classic, "The Little Prince", and the illustrations even feature the same small planet and very similar-looking characters. Love the illustrations! Although I dearly wished that Gardner didn't draw that rabbit, quite a distraction I tell you.
Eight-year-old Joe is waiting alone at home for the birth of his sibling when he sees something fall from the sky. It's Mika, from the planet Eljo, hanging by the seat of his pants in Joe's apple tree.
During the first meeting, the two explore the thought-provoking concept of when down becomes up and vice versa. This conversation begins a fast friendship for these two creatures from different worlds who discover they have much in common, and Joe teaches Mika all about planet Earth.
What was stressed was the importance of questioning everything, from what's a pancake to religious beliefs, makes this gentle story fun to read as well as eye-opening. They discuss the process of evolution, whether animals can think, how babies are born, the five senses, the existence of God, the structure of time, and the concept of meeting together on a mountaintop when each one lives in a metaphorical valley.
Gaarder shows how explaining what we take for granted to someone who's never experienced it can be exhilarating and fulfilling.
The fact that Mika disappears when Joe's brother is born may be predictable to older readers, but doesn't diminish the magic of the book, nor does the obvious fact that Mika is in truth an alien version of the long-awaited baby brother.
Book Details:
Title Hello? Is Anybody There? Author Jostein Gaarder Reviewed By Purplycookie"
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