Star Boy’s Surprise

Band 08/Purple

Jana Hunter author Mark Turner illustrator Cliff Moon editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:20th Sep '04

Should be back in stock very soon

Star Boy’s Surprise cover

Far, far away, in deep, dark space, was a star. A tiny twinkle. But it was Star Boy’s home. Star Boy lived there all alone, with only his robot, Ace, for company. And although Ace was fun to play with, he was just a robot. For his birthday, all Star Boy wanted was a surprise – but how could a robot think of a surprise?

Far, far away, in deep, dark space, was a star. A tiny twinkle. But it was Star Boy’s home. Star Boy lived there all alone, with only his robot, Ace, for company. And although Ace was fun to play with, he was just a robot. For his birthday, all Star Boy wanted was a surprise – but how could a robot think of a surprise?

  • This deceptively simple science fiction story explores ideas of friendship and understanding.
  • Text type – A fantasy story.
  • Pictures taken through the Space Girl’s viewer are featured on pages 22 and 23, showing views from her rocket and snap shots of the birthday party providing lots of speaking and listening opportunities.
  • Curriculum links – Citizenship: Taking part, Developing skills of communication and participation.
  • This story is paired with a non-fiction book on a similar theme: Let’s go to Mars by Janice Marriott.
  • This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

ISBN: 9780007186136

Dimensions: 210mm x 148mm x 2mm

Weight: 70g

24 pages