The Dandelion Caper [Hardcover]

Gene DeWeese (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up

Having rescued many stranded "tourists" from outer space, Walter and his friend Kathy are unprepared for the evil aliens they encounter in an abandoned house and the strange cat with unusual powers that comes to their rescue.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5 A sequel to Black Suits from Outer Space (Putnam, 1985), this book standsor rather, totterson its own. Calvin and Kathy are back, and this time they deal with a good alien who appears in the form of a cat (Dandelion of the title); bad aliens, in the form of giant lizards; a shrinking space ship; and an invisibility gadget that doesn't work too wellits alien owners are inept engineers. With the help of Dandelion and their Uncle Hal, Calvin and Kathy rout the baddies. Unless your readers loved the first book, direct young science fiction/fantasy fans to Williams and Abrashkin's Danny Dunn (Archway), Beatty's Matthew Looney (Avon), and Slobodkin's The Space Ship Under the Apple Tree (Macmillan, 1971). Li Stark, North Castle Public Library, Armonk, N.Y.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 159 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile; 1St Edition edition (September 26, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399213260
• ISBN-13: 978-0399213267
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,069,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Dandelion Caper, February 16, 2000

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This review is from: Dandelion Caper, The (Paperback)

The Dandelion Caper

Kathy Entsminger and Calvin Wille Ford are two kids who have saved many aliens or "suits." These "suits" are alien people from outer space who came to earth just to look around, but don't think all aliens are good ones because they run into some pretty mean ones at the old Diefenbacher Place. The aliens at the Diefenbacher Place are invisible green lizards. Kathy and Calvin found their cat, Dandelion at Diefenbacher Place. Dandelion turns out to be an alien leader whose collar is her space ship. Dandelion seems to know Calvin's Uncle Harold very well. The lizard aliens capture dandelion and Calvin's mom. Uncle Harold drives over to Calvin's house to pick him up and he also goes to get Kathy. You'll have to read the book to see what else happens. I didn't really like the book that much, but if I had been younger I would have loved it! If you like sci-fi you'll probably like this book. It did keep my interest however. I give it a 3 star rating!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is a great book, May 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dandelion Caper, The (Paperback)

the suspense and thrill from men in dark suits(the first book in this series) has come back again,lynn teams up with an alien called dandilion to stop the evil kayrak.