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Reviewed by: Taylor Coonelly, Elementary School Librarian Title: Sightseeing with Aliens: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural
Author: Insha Fitzpatrick
Illustrator: Lilla Bolecz
Publisher: Quirk Productions
Year: 2024 Good for Grades: 3-9 Genre/Type of Book: Nonfiction/Fiction
Content Warnings, or things that other School Librarians should be aware of: N/A Recommended for a school library: Yes Reason(s) for choosing the book: Nominated for the CYBILS award for Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction (and I love supernatural/cryptid things)
If you were tasked by the publisher with writing a short quote for the back cover of this book, what would it be:
For anyone who has considered the possibility of life outside of our solar system...
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Review:
For anyone who has considered the possibility of life outside of our solar system...
This 'field guide' is a fun and informative read about the history of space travel, alien encounters, alien pop culture references. The author introduces readers to different terminology related to aliens, like 'abductee', 'contactee', 'UFO', as well as discussing what aliens could look like and encounters that people have reportedly had with aliens. There are factual pop-ups in the book that give readers facts about the context of aliens, and different crafts and activities that readers can do (my personal favorite being a book scavenger hunt for books about the supernatural, where they tell readers to visit the local library). This book combines information with quirky and bright illustrations of aliens and humans, and is overall a fun read.
This book is not meant to be a serious exploration on the topic of aliens, but a fun read for middle graders about aliens and the lore surrounding them. I thought that this book was really fun, and included factual details about alien encounters, space travel in our lifetimes, and survival in space for astronauts that could be useful to readers looking for facts. I think that this book is great for middle grade and upper elementary readers, as a fun nonfiction text to read about possible supernatural life.
I don't see any educational uses of this book, more just a fun read for students to pick up and be intrigued by both the cover illustration and the title.
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