Zenon, who lives in outer space on a space station, is sent to Earth to visit her grandparents for the summer, a trip that, at first, she finds to be completely boring, but when her grandparents' dog has pups, Zenon's opinion of the planet makes a change for the better.
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Traditional values inform this outer-space-age story, set a mere 40 years hence. Zenon?dressed in black, with hot-pink moon boots and a gravity-defying hairstyle?lives on a space station, talks on the video-phone and skates on a wheel-less "hoverboard." Her parents disapprove of her earsplitting music and mischievous deeds, however, and they decide to bring her down to earth?literally. Zenon goes to spend the summer at her grandparents' terrestrial farm, where she does chores the old-fashioned way (by hand) and learns "to enjoy the comforting tick of the clock" while playing checkers. An adult sort of wishful thinking colors Zenon's transformation, but high-tech kids will probably appreciate Zenon's difficulty in adapting to a low-tech pace. Wife-and-husband team Sadler and Bollen (Alistair in Outer Space) take inspiration from well-known TV shows and movies: Zenon operates a Jetsons-like robot vacuum, a Star Trekky "Captain Quirk" pilots the space station and a kid from the Crab Nebula resembles The Empire Strikes Back's Yoda. The overall effect is more conventional than futuristic, but Bollen's droll cartoons complement Sadler's tongue-in-cheek narration. Ages 5-9.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disney Movie Better!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Zenon: Girl of the Twenty-First Century (Board book)
For anyone who doesn't know, this book was made into a Disney Original Movie and Zenon is sent to Earth and stays with her aunt, who has no dog whatsoever or anything in the book mentioned. This book is good for young children who want to know "what the 21st century" will be like, but for anyone older than 6, it is one picture book you can miss.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Zenon Girl of the 21st Century,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Zenon: Girl of the Twenty-First Century (Board book)
This book is about a girl who is "grounded" to Earth after she did something wrong but there is a problem starting in her Space Station adn she is the only one who can save the station. She and her friends on earth are a terrific team and they save the station together. I also saw the movie on the Disney channel and it kinda changed the story but it is still good.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
picture/story book about rebellious teenager,
By A Customer
This review is from: Zenon: Girl of the Twenty-First Century (Board book)
Rebellious Zenon Kar, a typical twenty first teen, learns what is valuable in life. This is a story that children, teens, and adults can relate to. Great illustrations.
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