Ray O\'ryan

Hello, Nebulon! Ray O\'ryan

Publisher Marketing: Get to know Galaxy Zack and his new home planet in this start to an out-of-this-world illustrated chapter book series. In Hello, Nebulon, Zack makes the big move from Earth. He is already nervous about starting school and making new friends, but it only gets worse when he dreams that his classmates are slimy aliens with tentacles, pizza comes covered in gross bugs, and he can never communicate with his Earth friends again Fortunately, when Zack arrives at Sprockets Academy for his first day of school, he meets and befriends Drake Tucker, a Nebulite boy who also loves to explore and learn about the planets. Nebulon isn t as awful as Zack s dream, but there are a lot of differences between Nebulon and Earth, and they make Zack miss his home in Dubbsville, Texas, even more. But things start to look up when he receives a mysterious surprise. What could it possibly be? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Galaxy Zack chapter books are perfect for beginning readers. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001 (EAN 9781442453876, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2013 (EAN 9781442453876, Hardcover) School Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 95 (EAN 9781442453876, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 pg. 524 (EAN 9781442453876, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 62 (EAN 9781442453876, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 (EAN 9781442453883, Open Ebook) Publishers Weekly 02/25/2013 (EAN 9781442453869, Paperback) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 pg. 524 (EAN 9781442453869, Paperback) School Library Journal 06/13/2013 pg. 94 (EAN 9781442453869, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 62 (EAN 9781442453869, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  O'Ryan, Ray Ray O'Ryan is the author of the Galaxy Zack series and has loved space stories ever since he watched the very first episode of "Star Trek". He loves to imagine what traveling across the galaxy might be like and is a bit jealous of Galaxy Zack in this regard. Ray lives in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of upstate New York with his wife and two lovable, zany cats named Stitch and The Way. Contributor Bio:  Jack, Colin Colin Jack is the illustrator of several books for children, including the Galaxy Zack series, Toads on Toast, and 1 Zany Zoo. He also works as a story artist and character designer at Dreamworks, and has been involved in such productions as Hotel Transylvania, Grossology, and Ed, Edd n Eddy.