Spork Out of Orbit (Book 1)

Author Nan Walker
Illustrated by Jessica Warrick
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$6.99 US
On sale Jan 01, 2016 | 64 Pages | 9781575658193
Acting like an Earthling isn’t easy! Follow the adventures of Spork the alien in the How to Be an Earthling series. Each book covers a different character trait to help kids think about what they say and do.
 
CRASH! Trixie can’t believe her eyes—an alien just landed in the school playground! Spork is small and orange and weird. He eats crayons. He thinks the hamster is a second grader. And respect? Spork’s never even heard of the word! But Spork is the best thing to ever happen to school. Trixie has to get him to stay! Every How to Be an Earthling title includes fun back-of-book activities that build on story themes. (Character trait: Respect)
Nan Walker is the author of many books for Kane Press, including several titles in the Mouse Math and Math Matters series. She also writes under the pen names Eleanor May and Lewis B. Montgomery. She lives with her family in eastern Pennsylvania. View titles by Nan Walker

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Acting like an Earthling isn’t easy! Follow the adventures of Spork the alien in the How to Be an Earthling series. Each book covers a different character trait to help kids think about what they say and do.
 
CRASH! Trixie can’t believe her eyes—an alien just landed in the school playground! Spork is small and orange and weird. He eats crayons. He thinks the hamster is a second grader. And respect? Spork’s never even heard of the word! But Spork is the best thing to ever happen to school. Trixie has to get him to stay! Every How to Be an Earthling title includes fun back-of-book activities that build on story themes. (Character trait: Respect)

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Nan Walker is the author of many books for Kane Press, including several titles in the Mouse Math and Math Matters series. She also writes under the pen names Eleanor May and Lewis B. Montgomery. She lives with her family in eastern Pennsylvania. View titles by Nan Walker

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