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We're Off to Look for Aliens

Average rating
4.1 out of 5
Based on 132 Ratings and 39 Reviews

Book Description
It's a book within a book! Wonderfully wacky as ever, Colin McNaughton sets off in search of strange and silly aliens.

When an author gets his book in the mail, he's nervous to have his family read it. And no wonder! It stars a guy who takes off in a rocket ship and meets a ghastly array of alien creatures - some smelly, some with eyes in their belly - and one lovely alien who steals... More
Book Information
PublisherCandlewick Press
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100763636363
ISBN-13978-0763636364
Publication Date06/10/2008
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About Colin McNaughton (Author, Illustrator) : Colin McNaughton is a published author, editor, illustrator, and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Colin McNaughton include Oops!, Boo!, Suddenly, and If Dinosaurs Were ... more
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12/16/2009 Monica Kelley said:
We're Off to Look for Aliens by Colin Mcnaughton is about a children's book author/illustrator and his dog, Wilberforce. They travel through the universe in search of aliens. On their journey, they discover many different kinds of unusual and colorful aliens. There are several things in this bo... more

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9/29/2008 Book Dads said:
This clever book-within-a-book (literally) is about an author father whose new children’s book arrives from the printers. Dad hands the book to his family to find out what they think and then goes out to walk the dog. When you turn the next page you are presented with a copy of the book he’s w... more

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