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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, MAy 18, 2019
© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 25
efore people actually went
to outer space, they went
there with their imaginations.
Authors wrote about what they
thought space and space travel
was like. These books are called
science fiction.
How many words can you
make with the letters in the
word SPACESHIP?
Science fiction books are often
about the future, or they take
place on other worlds. These
books often feature machines
and tools that didn’t exist when
the book was written. And
sometimes there are
interesting alien creatures!
By Ben Hatke
Read about each of these books. Then check off the
reasons each one is considered a science fiction book.
From the Earth to the Moon
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By Jules Verne
In this book, written in 1865, three men
build a giant cannon called the
Columbiad to launch themselves to
the moon in a bullet-shaped capsule.
Jules Verne called the Columbiad a
“spaceship.” Some people say that
this was the first time in history
that the word spaceship was used.
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Zita the Spacegirl
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In this 2011 book, an earthling named Zita
is transported to a mysterious planet after
her friend is kidnapped by an alien. She
leaps to the rescue but has to deal with
humanoid chickens, angry robots, weird
creatures with tentacles, a friendly giant
mouse, and the impending destruction of
the planet she’s standing on. Wow!
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This book is science fiction because it:
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This book is science fiction because it:
Takes place in the future.
Takes place in another world.
Features technology that didn’t exist when this
book was written.
Has alien creatures.
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The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
By Eleanor Cameron
Can you
imagine that?
This book, written in 1954, follows two boys who
respond to a newspaper advertisement looking for a
homebuilt spaceship. They build one out of tin and
scrap wood and bring it to the advertiser. He makes
a few modifications, gives them special fuel, and
tells them they must visit the mushroom planet.
Some things that
were imagined by
people years ago are
real today. Look
through the
newspaper with an
older family member.
Ask your family
member if they can
find anything in the
paper that was not
invented when they
were children.
They must have a mascot to be
successful, he warns, so they grab
a chicken and blast off into space!
This book is science fiction because it:
Takes place in the future.
Takes place in another world.
Features technology that didn’t exist when this
book was written.
Has alien creatures.
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