Silver and Gold #3 (Astronaut Girl, Band 3) - Hardcover

Buch 3 von 4: Astronaut Girl

Hapka, Cathy; Vandenberg, Ellen

 
9780593095782: Silver and Gold #3 (Astronaut Girl, Band 3)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0593095782 ISBN 13: 9780593095782
Verlag: Penguin Workshop, 2021

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Can Astronaut Girl save the day with a little help from science? Find out as she and her space crew blast off on new adventures in this chapter book series!

Val and Wallace aren't looking forward to the last weekend of summer vacation, though they are excited about going to the local town fair! But after Wallace's friend Carlos shows up for a visit, the day quickly goes downhill for Val. Things get even worse when Astronaut Girl, Wallace, the Astro crew, and Carlos end up in a spaceship zigzagging through an asteroid belt! Can Val and Carlos put their differences aside to get them all safely back home?

Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Cathy Hapka has written more than one hundred books for children and young adults. She lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Ellen Vandenberg is the author of numerous books for young readers. She lives in New York City.

Gillian Reid is a British illustrator, character designer, and teacher. She lives in Ontario, Canada.

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Chapter 1
 
Town Fair
 
“I see the top of the Ferris wheel!” I cried. I pointed out the car window. “We’re almost to the fair!”
 
Mom was driving. Daddy turned around from the front seat and tickled my baby brother, who was in his car seat next to me. “Hey, Val,” Daddy said. “I bet you can’t wait to show Wallace all your favorite things at the fair.”
 
Wallace moved in next door a few weeks ago. He was supposed to meet me by the petting zoo.
 
“Daddy, this won’t be all fun and games,” I said. “Wallace and I still have lots of work to do on our TV script. And the deadline is Monday—that’s the day after tomorrow!”
 
Wallace loved the show Comet Jumpers. The show was having a contest for people to send in ideas for future episodes. Wallace and I were doing better than that. We were writing a whole script!
 
Mom chuckled. “So today will be more of a working playdate, huh?”
 
“Exactly.” I looked out the window again. “Hey, Mom, you just passed the parking lot!”
 
“Mom is judging the gardening exhibits, remember?” Daddy said. “We get to park in the VIP lot!”
 
“Cool,” I said. Mom is a botanist. That’s a scientist who works with plants. She knows everything about vegetables and flowers.
 
After we parked, Daddy picked up the Baby. I picked up my backpack. It was heavy because my favorite book, The Universe, was in there.
 
Mom waved and hurried off toward the gardening tent. “I’ll walk you to the petting zoo and make sure you find Wallace,” Daddy told me. “The Baby will want to pet the pigs.”
 
The Baby gurgled. He doesn’t understand many words yet, but he knows the word pig! He also knows the word rocket, since I taught it to him.
 
The fair was bursting with people, music, animals, bright colors, and interesting smells. Daddy waved to some neighbors as we headed toward the petting zoo. We were almost there when someone called my name. It was Principal Bosko.
 
“Hello, Val,” she said with a smile. “Are you looking forward to school starting on Monday?”
 
“Of course,” I said. “Especially science class.”
 
Principal Bosko started chatting with Daddy. Just then I spotted Wallace. He was leaning over the fence petting a baby goat.
 
“There’s Wallace,” I told Daddy.
 
“Okay, have fun, and you kids stick together,” Daddy said. “We’ll meet back here at three o’clock.”
 
Wallace was standing with a kid I didn’t know. That was a surprise. I thought I knew everyone my age in town.
 
“Hi, Val,” Wallace said. “Carlos came for a visit before school starts. Isn’t that great?”
 
Now I was even more surprised. Carlos was Wallace’s friend from his old town. He talked about him a lot.
 
Carlos grinned. “Yep, it’s me, the one and only Carlos!”
 
Both boys laughed so loudly, it scared away the baby goat. They didn’t notice. Instead, they did a weird, complicated handshake.
 
“Oh, I almost forgot,” Wallace said. “Carlos, this is Val. She lives next door. You can call her Astronaut Girl if you want.”
 
“Is she the one you told me about?” Carlos asked. “The one who’s helping you write the script?”
 
I frowned. “I’m not just helping him. We’re partners.” I turned to Wallace. “Speaking of the script, we still have a lot to do. We need to figure out a scientifically accurate way for Zixtar to harness the sun’s energy to destroy the ice aliens.”
 
Wallace pulled out a homemade action figure. Zixtar was an alien who was the hero of our story. “Zixtar’s tentacles can do anything!” Wallace said. “We’ll figure it out.”
 
“Okay, but let’s eat first,” Carlos said. “I’m starving.”
 
I was hungry, too. And every scientist knows that the human brain works better when it’s well nourished.
 
“Fine,” I said. “I’ve been looking forward to my favorite food all year. Follow me.”
 
I led the way to one of the food booths. The boys wanted to stop at the hot-dog stand and the funnel cakes, but I knew what I wanted.
 
We stopped in front of a green-painted booth. Carlos stared at the sign and made a face. “What’s a pickle pop?” he asked.
 
“It’s the best thing ever!” I exclaimed. “It’s a pickle-flavored Popsicle!”
 
Wallace looked intrigued. “I guess I’ll try one,” he said. “I like pickles.”
 
“Yuck, not me!” Carlos declared. “I’ll be right back with my hot dog.”
 
I stared at him. Hadn’t he heard me say that pickle pops were my favorite food?
 
“Don’t yuck my yum,” I called after him.
 
Soon we were walking and eating. The rides were up ahead.
 
“Hey, Val,” Wallace said. “Weren’t you telling me there’s a cool space-themed ride here? What’s it called again?”
 
“Asteroid Attack,” I said. “It’s my favorite! Let’s go on it now before it gets too crowded.”
 
Wallace ate the last bite of his pop. “Delicious!”
 
I grinned. “I knew you’d love it! And you’ll love Asteroid Attack even more. Come on, let’s go!”
 

Chapter 2
 
Asteroid Attack!
 
Halfway to Asteroid Attack, Carlos suddenly stopped short. “Whoa, check out that haunted house!” he cried. “It looks awesome! Let’s do that first!”
 
“I thought we were going on Asteroid Attack,” I said.
 
Wallace looked from Carlos to me and back again. “We did say that,” he said. “We can do the haunted house afterward, okay?”
 
He stuck out his hand. The two of them did their special handshake again. I rolled my eyes and continued toward the ride.
 
When we got there, lots of people were in line outside the tent that contained the ride. “There are tons of little kids here,” Wallace commented.
 
“A ton would be two thousand pounds,” I said with a laugh. “I don’t think there are that many little kids here!”
 
Up ahead, I saw my old babysitter, Tenley, with her baby. One of my neighbors was holding his twin four-year-olds by their hands.
 
I waved. “Hi, Mr. Marino. Hi, Tenley.”
 
They both waved back. When I looked at the boys again, they seemed doubtful. “Is this a little kids’ ride?” Carlos asked.
 
“It’s for everyone,” I said. “Even better, it’s scientifically accurate. It’s based on the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.”
 
While we waited, I told them more about the asteroid belt. I explained that it’s made up of around a million asteroids at least, ranging in size from a dwarf planet down to a pebble. Many contain valuable minerals like gold, silver, and titanium—and some...

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Verlag
Penguin Workshop
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0593095782
ISBN 13 
9780593095782
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