Sardine in Outer Space Vol 1 by Emmanuel Guibert Date of Publication: 2006 ISBN: 978-1-59643-126-3 Number of pages: 123

REQUIRED READING ABILITY: Junior: Average, Inremediate: Low
GENRES: Adventure, Fantasy, Humouor
THEMES: Good versus Evil , Loyalty,Survival, Bullying

SUMMARY: In this space adventure story, filled with colourful characters, Sardine, with the help of her relatives, tries to outwit the Supermuscleman and spoil his plans of making the galaxy's kids behave.

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...
- enjoys humourous stories
- enjoys adventure stories
- enjoys reading Captain Underpants
- enjoys reading books in a series

WHAT ELSE? This is the first in a series. Students will be able to make connections to what is good and evil. There are some good moral lessons that can be learned throughout this text. It has a fairly strong anti-bullying theme that is presented in a humourous fashion. It is written in short chapters, therefore, students will find it easy to read in short periods of time.