Mission Ziffoid

By Michael Rosen

Book Overview

When a boy crash-lands on Planet Ziffoid, zillions of miles from Earth, the good news is that he meets a bunch of aliens who love to play soccer. The bad news is that they want to use him as the ball. What will happen next? Will it be good news? Or bad?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076360805X
• ISBN13: 9780763608057
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

Mission Ziffoid

My 7-year old son has difficulties reading -- a problem not helped by the fact that so many of the books written for his reading level are geared toward 4-year olds. As such, getting him interested enough in any book to struggle through to the last page was, until Mission Ziffoid, a chore. But with it's everyday conversational style, kid-builds-his-own-spaceship-and-encounters-silly-aliens theme, great illustrations and direct, repeated hits on my child's funny bone, Mission Ziffoid was the first book to motivate him to WANT to read. For us, it was the "breakthrough" book, a true turning point. I strongly recommend it to anyone looking for that magic key to opening a child's interest in reading.

Mission Ziffoid

My 7-year old son has difficulties reading -- so getting him interested enough in any book to struggle through to the last page was, until Mission Ziffoid, a chore. But with it's everyday conversational style, kid-builds-his-own-spaceship-and-encounters-silly-aliens theme, great illustrations and direct, repeated hits on my child's funny bone, Mission Ziffoid was the first book to motivate him to WANT to read. For us, it was the "breakthrough" book, a true turning point. I strongly recommend it to anyone looking for the magic key to opening a child's interest in reading.

Very silly and entertaining

Our little boy loves this book, and we find it pretty entertaining too! It is very silly and fun to read.