Alien Nate / text and illustrations, Dave Whamond.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 64 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781525302091
- 1525302094
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Graphic Novel | Alien Nate | Available | 33111009816840 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The fun is out of this world in this laugh-out-loud graphic novel about an alien, government agents and the unexpected power of pizza.
Nate's on a mission to Earth from the planet Vega. His goal: eat pizza! Luckily, soon after he crash-lands on Earth he meets Fazel, who helps him create a disguise, learn the ways of Earthlings and, most importantly, stuff himself with pizza! Nate quickly discovers there are lots of things to love about Earth and Earthlings besides pizza. He's having a blast! There's only one problem. Two Men in Beige (government agents) are desperate to capture him and bring him to their lab -- and they're starting to close in. Will Fazel and Nate manage to elude the Men in Beige while they find fuel for Nate's spacecraft so he can head home? And will Nate have had his fill of pizza by then?
Here's a sidesplittingly funny graphic novel from multiple-award-winning writer, illustrator and cartoonist Dave Whamond. With its irreverent humor and high energy, it's a perfect pick for emerging readers. Along with the fun, the lovable main character models an eagerness to learn new things and broaden his horizons and, together with Fazel, is able to look past surface differences to find friendship and a shared sense of adventure. There are terrific character education lessons here on adaptability, inclusiveness (even of "aliens") and teamwork.
"When Alien Nate's ship crashes down on Earth during a winter storm, he's befriended by Fazel, who takes him to school and introduces him to human life. Nate soon discovers that there are many things that make Earth and Earthlings great. He studies human customs, gorges himself on human food and tries to find a way to fix his ship to return to his home planet, Vega. But all the while he's chased by the Men in Beige, who desperately want to get Nate into their lab. Fortunately, Nate's human friends are eager to help him get back to Vega, where he promises to spread the word about planet Earth, the wonderful humans who live here - and his new favorite pizza!"-- Provided by publisher.