Title: Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery
Author:Kevin O’Malley
Captain Raptor and his crew must travel to the moon, Eon, to investigate a sudden flash that landed there. They encounter many mishaps on their journey before encountering the aliens. Captain Raptor rescues one of the aliens and they decide that on the aliens’ return home, they will learn more about each other’s culture.
The illustrations and text in this book are set up like a comic book, but the pictures are much more textured and detailed. It is funny to see dinosaurs in the role of scienists with a government. They have human characteristics and the aliens are human. They are kind to the humans they encounter whereas I do not think they would get the same greeting if the roles were reversed. This book is also geared more towards boys as there are dinosaurs, spaceships, and rocket launchers.
Publisher:Walker & Company
Copyright: 2005
ISBN: 0-8027-8935-8
Monica’s Rating: 4 out of 5
The cover definitely looks reminiscent of a comic book. I love the fantastical storyline of sending dinosaurs to space!
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