Nergal and the Great Space Race (First Graders from Mars, Episode 3) [Paperback]

Shana Corey (Author), Mark Teague (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: First Graders From Mars

Those irresistible martians are back w/ more made-up martian words (Yabay!), cosmic health & fitness & a gentle message a/b trying. Great for beginning readers & all the small worriers in our universe

The first graders of Pod 1 are buzzing: It's Martian Health Week! They are learning about the 450 food groups. They are practicing for the space race. Only poor Nergal is so nervous he ties himself into knots (literally!). With help from his teacher, parents, and podmates he learns that nobo-one is good at everything, and what matters is that he try his martian best.

Shana Corey and Mark Teague add another warmhearted, funny installment to their martian chronicles, with a reminder that being nervous is normal--even on Mars.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Nergal is nervous about participating in Martian Health Week but, as Miss Vortex advises, he tries his "Martian best" in Nergal and the Great Space Race: First Graders from Mars, Episode 3 by Shana Corey, illus. by Mark Teague. (Aug.)
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From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3-Nergal and the gang from Pod 1 are back, this time to learn about being healthy during Martian Health Week. The culmination is a space race in which, as Ms. Vortex reminds them, "I know we will all try to do our martian best." Everyone is thrilled except for Nergal, who is not a good runner. The clever illustrations bring to life such zany lessons as what happens to a plant when it eats unhealthy foods like nobber pops-it wilts-and how to balance meals from the 450 food groups. Both the story and the cartoon art featuring pop-eyed characters in assorted colors will keep beginning readers in stitches, and they'll probably learn what Nergal finally understands-that "What matters is you tried your martian best."-Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439424437
• ISBN-13: 978-0439424431
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #591,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I grew up in South--in Savannah and Athens, Georgia and then Charlotte, North Carolina. When I was little, I loved stories about olden-day girls--my favorites were Betsy-Tacy, All-of-a-Kind Family, Little House On the Prairie. Imagine my delight when I went to college and discovered that I could take ENTIRE classes on (and get credit for learning about!) olden-day girls! Yay college! In college, I learned to call it women's history, but really--it was the exact same topic I'd been interested in since I was five. Now, I have the great pleasure and honor of editing books for children myself. I also write picture books, most of them true stories about brave women and girls in history--women like Amelia Bloomer and Juliette Gordon Low, who had the guts to take a stand for the things they believed in and change the world. When I'm not writing or editing, I'm usually reading with my two little boys. They like stories about oldenday girls, too (though truth be told, they prefer a good truck story).