Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780590085342
ISBN number: 0590085344
Label: Scholastic Book Services
Manufacturer: Scholastic Book Services
Page Count: 140
Printing Date: 1965
Publishing house: Scholastic Book Services
Sale Popularity Level: 1019110
Studio: Scholastic Book Services
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Who is the strange boy who can talk to animals, read people's inds? Where does he come from? The boy, Jon, has lost his memory and does not know. He only knows that he has fallen fhrough the forgotten door to the strange planet, Earth, and that he is in great danger, too. There is very little time left. Jon must find the secret way back to his planet before it's too late.
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The story of a boy, Jon, who falls through a mysterious door and lands on earth. Falling from what seems safe into chaos, the boy faces love and hate. While some provide loving care, others seek to destroy thus, encasing the human condition.
The author's theme is quite clear, yet not preachy. Forcing readers to look within and celebrate other's differences while recognizing held beliefs is what rides throughout the book. The theme is revealed through its characters and the setting holds to enforce it. The writer carefully questions the normal human nature. Readers are gently forced to face their own disagreements. A book that has been around for generations still provides the right answers to time old questions. Through its read, it is possible to fantasize of a better world.
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I always loved reading this... still do ...enough to have 2 copies on my shelf...and I'm 51. It's one of those few books that stick with you thru the years, one you don't forget and makes you think. I always thought it would make a great Disney movie.
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Like so many others, I read this lovely book when I was much younger, and it has remained with me to this day. It's a deceptively simple story, told directly & clearly, which poses quite a few difficult ethical & moral questions about the world we take for granted. Yet it's never preachy or heavy-handed. Through the eyes of Little Jon, we not only see the flaws of our own society, with its emphasis on greed, power, and selfishness, but we also get a glimpse of another, better world. Certainly any child who is puzzled by the needless cruelties we so easily inflict on one another will welcome this book. Why *does* it have to be that way? Why *can't* we rise above our worst instincts? Well, maybe we can ... and a book like this is a reminder of that possibility. It's inspirational in the best sense of the word, and most highly recommended!
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Other reveiwers have noted that this book is pretty short and leaves you wanting more, but that is not such a bad thing. I read this a few times when I was seven or eight years old and the story stuck in my head. I couldn't remember the title, but 20 years later I remembered enough details to find this book with a few internet keyword searches. I was not dissapointed when I read it again as an adult. It is an excellent story with a good moral. I agree with past reveiwers that it is good when it could have been great, but I reccomend just taking it for what it is and enjoying it. Also, for anyone under 12 it is a great read and not too taxing. It's a great book for instilling a love of reading, so share it with any youngsters you know.
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I am 46 and I vividly remember reading this book as a child. The adventure of a boy who accidently travels from his beautiful, peaceful planet to our planet was magical for me when I read it as a girl. I hadn't remembered the title or author, but when I saw the book cover at a garage sale, I gasped and pounced on this book. If you are a parent, you have to get it for your children. On an emotional level, you'll be giving them a great adventure story that will fill them with wonder. The "adult" in me can now see that it taught me something about the good and bad in people and their actions. Absolutely recommended!
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