Hang A Left At Venus (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Zack Files (Prebound)) [School & Library Binding]

Dan Greenburg (Author), Jack E. Davis (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1999 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Zack Files (Prebound) (Book 15)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In Central Park, Zack and his dad encounter an alien who has lost his spaceship, which has been towed because it was illegally parked.

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About the Author

Dan Greenburg has known success as a humorist, a novelist, a journalist, a screenwriter, and a playwright. Now he has turned his considerable talent to writing an original new series of books for a younger audience. Inspired by his own son Zack, for whom the hero of his new series, The Zack Files, is named, Greenburg has combined his love of humor, his interest in things paranormal, and his talent for writing to create books that kids like Zack will want to read. With 18 books to his credit, Dan Greenburg's work has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 22 countries. His best-selling titles for adults include How to Be a Jewish Mother, How to Make Yourself Miserable, Scoring, Love Kills, How to Avoid Love and Marriage and Exes. His previous books for children include Young Santa, The Bed Who Ran Away From Home, Jumbo the Boy and Arnold the Elephant. His articles have appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Ms., Time, Newsweek, Life, New York magazine, Cosmopolitan, the New York Times Book Review, Vanity Fair, Playboy, and have been reprinted in 33 anthologies of humor and satire in the United States and England. Born and raised in Chicago, Dan Greenburg received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois, and his M.A. from UCLA. He is the father of Zack, a teenage son, who played the title role in the motion picture, LORENZO'S OIL, and served as the inspiration for The Zack Files. Mr. Greenburg lives in Westchester County, New York.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• School & Library Binding: 56 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613147855
• ISBN-13: 978-0613147859
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,025,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dan Greenburg has known success as a humorist, a novelist, a journalist, a screenwriter, and a playwright. Now he has turned his considerable talent to writing an original new series of books for a younger audience. Inspired by his own son Zack, for whom the hero of his new series, The Zack Files, is named, Greenburg has combined his love of humor, his interest in things paranormal, and his talent for writing to create books that kids like Zack will want to read. With 18 books to his credit, Dan Greenburg's work has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 22 countries. His best-selling titles for adults include How to Be a Jewish Mother, How to Make Yourself Miserable, Scoring, Love Kills, How to Avoid Love and Marriage and Exes. His previous books for children include Young Santa, The Bed Who Ran Away From Home, Jumbo the Boy and Arnold the Elephant. His articles have appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Ms., Time, Newsweek, Life, New York magazine, Cosmopolitan, the New York Times Book Review, Vanity Fair, Playboy, and have been reprinted in 33 anthologies of humor and satire in the United States and England. Born and raised in Chicago, Dan Greenburg received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois, and his M.A. from UCLA. He is the father of Zack, a teenage son, who played the title role in the motion picture, LORENZO'S OIL, and served as the inspiration for The Zack Files. Mr. Greenburg lives in Westchester County, New York.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Symphonys Review, June 29, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Zack Files 15: Hang a Left at Venus (Paperback)

The story I read which was Hang a Left at Venus was an interesting story.There were a lot of details that support the main titles in what you were reading.This story is about a boy and his father walking to the park,They seen an alian so they began to go up to him and ask what he was doing and he said he was looking for his car.Th aliens car had got impounded because it was parked in the wrong area.

5.0 out of 5 stars Grammatically correct fun!, January 12, 2004

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This review is from: Zack Files 15: Hang a Left at Venus (Paperback)

My second grade son loves these books and can't get enough. I like them because overall they are well edited and grammatically correct.

5.0 out of 5 stars "Zack Files" meets "X-Files", September 7, 2002

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This review is from: Zack Files 15: Hang a Left at Venus (Paperback)

"Hang a Left at Venus," by Dan Greenburg, is #15 in the "Zack Files" series of short novels for young readers. In this installment, New York City schoolboy Zack and his dad encounter an extraterrestrial visitor while walking in Central Park. Zack and dad have a series of comic misadventures as they attempt to help the friendly ET. The book spoofs the popular paranormal TV drama "The X-Files" in the form of two characters who are parodies of characters from that series.

This is one of my favorite in the excellent "Zack" series. The extraterrestrial visitor is a particularly well-realized character, and the humor in the book is a lot of fun.