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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
fifth-grade-me's favorite book! I think I was also just so happy to have a school-assigned book where the protagonist was a girl, like me!
I thought this book was going to be so much more than it was.
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A wonderful introduction to science fiction. It's a classic story - colonising a new planet - told from the point of view of a very young girl. The style is simple, but the descriptions soar into glorious imaginative visions - so easy to imagine, and so beautiful to read. The planet is just the right blend of familiar and utterly alien, and the struggles and discoveries make perfect intuitive sense. There's a depth to the social relationships - and a LOVE of books within the story - that lifts this to a whole other level.
It's only 66 pages long, but I felt like I'd read a proper classic of the genre.
Jill Paton Walsh's writing is so vivid, rich and immediate - I swear she writes as though the printed word was a song.
It's only 66 pages long, but I felt like I'd read a proper classic of the genre.
Jill Paton Walsh's writing is so vivid, rich and immediate - I swear she writes as though the printed word was a song.
I read this book in 4th grade and LOVED it! I should probably re-read it again before giving it stars, but I just have great memories of this book and thinking about this book long after I'd finished it (which, to me, is a sign of a great book).
I found this book at my elementary school library in 3rd grade, kept coming back to it, and it made a strong impression on me that's lasted into my 20s. The mental imagery of the alien plants and jellyfish creatures has stuck in my mind since.
Apparently a few people rated this book poorly for being unrealistic scientifically - and perhaps, if I reread this now I'd be less forgiving. But at 8 years old, this book served its intended purpose: it piqued my interesting in astronomy and biology.
Apparently a few people rated this book poorly for being unrealistic scientifically - and perhaps, if I reread this now I'd be less forgiving. But at 8 years old, this book served its intended purpose: it piqued my interesting in astronomy and biology.
The book equivalent of a made-for-the Oscars movie. Plus alien moths.
Interesting book and I can see why it is so popular in classrooms. Perfect intro to journaling, civilizations, inter-cultural (species) relations, priorities, literature... Lots.
It reads like a long short story. Nice vibes about the kids. Bitter words about classism and greed among the adults. Interesting how skills are valued based on what the society needs; they are not valuable in and of themselves, unlike writing, which is both!!
The story is cleverly constructed and I thought the ending was pretty much perfect.
It reads like a long short story. Nice vibes about the kids. Bitter words about classism and greed among the adults. Interesting how skills are valued based on what the society needs; they are not valuable in and of themselves, unlike writing, which is both!!
The story is cleverly constructed and I thought the ending was pretty much perfect.
The book was, in the third grade, what I considered a terrible book. I will remember the awful and boring book forever.
