Kid’s Guide to Aliens.

Davis, Barbara. Kid’s Guide to Aliens.
Capstone Publishers 2010 32p 23.99 978-1-4296-3369-7 elm/ms
Kids’ Guide (Capstone) The Kids’ Guide to Aliens contains well-researched, documented stories about sightings as well as abductions. Children will learn enough to form judgments about the possibility that aliens have landed on Earth. From this series, Capstone has a book that the elementary teacher can use in the classroom as well as a book that will introduce the concept of aliens to the individual reader! The reader learns about various theories, from the construction of the pyramids in Egypt to the discovery of a spaceship in Roswell, New Mexico and the possible role of aliens in each. Barbara Davis fairly presents both sides to the argument about the existence of aliens in this well-researched book. There are many more references to actual sightings with complete stories for each. In addition, Barbara Davis introduces the young reader to the concept of alien abductions, and it is fascinating! Perhaps the most frightening is a tale about Travis Walton, a tale in which there were eyewitnesses to his claim of having been abducted and taken aboard a spaceship. Five coworkers saw him get knocked unconscious by a blue light shooting from a UFO, then remain unfound for five days! In the chapter entitled, “Types of Aliens”, we learn that there are Grays, Reptilians, Nordics and Hybrids. SETI, or the search of ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, has set up radio telescopes to pick up signals from alien civilizations, and there are many scientists who hope to find such evidence. This valuable tool ends with a description of creatures who go into hibernation to survive temperatures exceeding negative 328 degrees Fahrenheit! This presents us with a new viewpoint about life in space and the ability of creatures to survive extremes. From the layout to the support photographs, and from the fun facts to the extraordinary stories chosen by Davis, this book is a wonderful resource. It ends with a glossary and a list of books to consult. Squaresky, Martha