Ray O\'ryan

Journey to Juno Ray O\'ryan

Brief Description: On the planet Nebulon in 2120, Zack joins his school's Explorer's Club and visits Juno, a planet made of crystals, but he is less than thrilled when he is partnered with the class bully. Marc Notes: On the planet Nebulon in 2120, Zack joins his school's Explorer's Club and visits Juno, a planet made of crystals, but he is less than thrilled when he is partnered with the class bully.; Ages 5-7. Publisher Marketing: Join Zack as he takes a trip to the planet Juno, makes an amazing discovery, and learns the importance of teamwork! In "Journey to Juno," Zack joins his school's Explorer's Club and visits Juno, a newly discovered planet of crystals. The group is split into pairs as they begin exploring, and Zack is less than thrilled when he is partnered with Seth Stevens, the Phase 2 bully! Seth is happy to let Zack do the work while he goofs off, so when Zack stumbles upon a really cool object, he hides it so he can show it to the Explorer's Club himself. But when the time comes for Zack to accept praise for his discovery, will he decide to share the credit? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Galaxy Zack chapter books are perfect for beginning readers. Review Citations:

School Library Journal 06/13/2013 pg. 95 (EAN 9781442453906, Paperback)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 62 (EAN 9781442453906, Paperback)

School Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 95 (EAN 9781442453913, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 62 (EAN 9781442453913, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  O'Ryan, Ray Ray O'Ryan is the author of the Galaxy Zack series and has loved space stories ever since he watched the very first episode of "Star Trek". He loves to imagine what traveling across the galaxy might be like and is a bit jealous of Galaxy Zack in this regard. Ray lives in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of upstate New York with his wife and two lovable, zany cats named Stitch and The Way. Contributor Bio:  Jack, Colin Colin Jack is the illustrator of several books for children, including the Galaxy Zack series, Toads on Toast, and 1 Zany Zoo. He also works as a story artist and character designer at Dreamworks, and has been involved in such productions as Hotel Transylvania, Grossology, and Ed, Edd n Eddy.