Genre: Science fiction
A young boy named Richard finds an alien in his
cereal bowl named Aric. Aric is trying to save the world by wiping out the
Dranes. The Dranes turn the human’s brain into mush and take over their
planets. Aric asks Richard for help and try to defeat Dorf, a alien disguising
himself as Richard’s classmate.
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Discussion questions:
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What did Aric tell Richard not to look at on
Dorf? What would happen if he did?
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Would you talk to an alien?
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Why is it important to save the world?
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Activities
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Scavenger hunt for vocabulary words
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Make your own cereal box and advertise it
The funny author Stephanie Spinner has other great books such as:
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Quiver
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Quicksilver
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Who was Clara Barton?
Etra, J., Spinner, S., & Björkman, S. (1988). Aliens for breakfast. New York: Random House.
