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Mr. Bass's Planetoid

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I just loved "The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet"; it's my all-time favorite children's book! Its sequel, "Stowaway to . . . " is also good. I spent quite a bit of time dreaming about finding one of the other three Mushroom Planet books in some used bookstore, and finally happened upon this one, #3 in the series. It wasn't worth the trouble, with a somewhat contrived plot of yet another (smaller) object orbiting the earth -- though it does have some fine drawings in it. Stick with Cameron's first two books.

I read these books first when I was in the fifth grade. They are charming and funny and spark the imagination. If you are interested in juvenile sci-fi or want to get your kids interested, these are some lesser known, but very worthwhile, books.

This is fun to read simply because of the time period it was written in--the late 50's. You can enjoy the innocence of the 50's before America went to space firsthand. This series was written by Eleanor Cameron on the prompting of her son. I agree with the other reviewer--this is not the best book the series has to offer. The illustrations are very good though. I say if you enjoy nostalgia and great writing, you will want to read this book and the rest in the series.