Ben hatke is the author and illustrator of the new york timesbestselling zita the spacegirl trilogy, the picture books julias house for lost creatures and nobody likes a goblin, and the graphic novels little robot and mighty jack. Zita the spacegirl faces her toughest challenge yet. Fox animation has acquired the zita the spacegirl trilogy of books from awardwinning author ben hatke for chernin entertainment to produce. Her example of bravery, loyalty, and acceptance of others despite differences will resonate with kids. Brave girl seeks missing friend in exciting graphic novel. It also has more whimsical, eyecatching, miyazakiesque monsters than you can shake a stick at.
Theres plenty of scifi action and peril including a mysterious kidnapping, some robot fights, and potentially creepy monster aliens but kids will get the sense. Ben hatke has given us an intergalactic hero well never forget in zita. The story stands pretty well on its own, but newcomers may have trouble at first figuring out who is who. This is a graphic novel, so pull your kids close so they can see the panels while you read aloud.
He lives and works in the shenandoah valley with his wife and their boisterous pack of daughters. Hatke pours a lot of love and care into his creation. Hatkes humor is in top form, including the creation of dialects with unique spellings. They are often my first story critics and its great to talk to them about whatever im. Judging this volume completely on its own, though, and i found that it was a fun and charming read, a light story with some heavier. Hatke gives us a classic heros journey in an imaginative, scifi setting. Zita the spacegirl is a fun, captivating tale of friendship and redemption from flight veteran ben hatke. Above are zita the spacegirl trilogy books that are currently on. Zita the spacegirl, the old and the new childrens book week. Screenwriting duo morgan jurgenson and alex ankeles will. Zita to hit the pages of the first book armed with a more fullyformed. Zita the spacegirl 2011 read online free book by ben. This is also why i appreciated zita the spacegirl so much as i did.
If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know. Buy legends of zita the spacegirl 01 by ben hatke isbn. A fun tale of friendship and redemption from one of my favorite authorillustrators. Zita is a fun and a good friend she will alwayshelp you if you need help. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Smith invests the book with fantastic character moments that speak not merely to the state of his heroes and villains but. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Parents need to know that mighty jack and zita the spacegirl is a graphic novel that brings together two popular series by ben hatke that blend fantasy and scifi elements into one. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social. After following joseph into the unknown, zita arrives on a strange planet full of aliens and robots, all who are concerned about the impending asteroid strike to their planet.
Zita the spacegirl, the old and the new book art, art, childrens. The return of zita the spacegirl book trailer duration. Woke up on a strange planet it wasntbut zita is even more surprise because she is a super heroin she doesnt now it. Legends of zita the spacegirl by ben hatke goodreads. As she searches the planet for her friend, she meets several friendly misfits, like the helpful but nottoobright strong strong, a giant mouse that she rides on, and a resentful robot named one. Zita the spacegirl by ben hatke zita the spacegirl is one of those perfect ya science fiction stories that you wish had been written years ago so you could have read it as a kid which means that youre gonna want to get this book in the hands of a child in your life. Zita the spacegirl book 1, far from home book average rating. Parents need to know that zita the spacegirl is an exciting graphic novel with a brave young girl at the center of the story. Our protagonist, zita is a compassionate and feisty girl, who meets a bunch of lovable, flawed new companions and scary aliens on her quest to find her friend who was kidnapped by a deep sea helmet with mechanical tentacles.