The Way Back Home -- Oliver Jeffers

<b>From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit <i>The Day the Crayons Quit</i> comes an imaginative tale of friendship in a world where what makes us different isn't nearly as important as what makes us the same.</b> <p/>When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies it into outer space Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake, its fuel tank on empty. The boy executes a daring landing on the moon . . . but there's no telling what kind of slimy, slithering, tentacled, fangtoothed monsters lurk in the darkness (Plus, it's dark and lonely out there.) Coincidentally, engine trouble has stranded a young Martian on the other side of the moon, and he's just as frightened and alone. Martian, Earthling--it's all the same when you're in need of a friend.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Oliver Jeffers<br><b>Publisher:</b> Philomel Books<br><b>Published:</b> 04/10/2008<br><b>Pages:</b> 32<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.15lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 10.50h x 10.50w x 0.50d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780399250743<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 3.1<br><b>Point Value:</b> 0.5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Lower Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>121880 / Way Back Home<br><br><b>Award:</b> Greenaway Medal - Nominee<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Kirkus Review - Children</i> 03/01/2008 pg. 249<br><i>School Library Journal</i> 04/01/2008 pg. 112<br