Ray O'Ryan

Monsters in Space! - Galaxy Zack Ray O'Ryan

Marc Notes: Zack's shocked to find a large, green, six-eyed creature sitting in his place at school one morning, but soon learns that he and the monster have a lot in common. Brief Description: Zack is shocked to find a large, green, six-eyed creature sitting in his place at school one morning, but soon learns that he and the "monster" have a lot in common. Publisher Marketing: Zack learns that appearances aren't everything when he has an up-close-and-personal monster encounter in this chapter book adventure. Zack is shocked when he goes to school one day and finds a monster in his seat! Who/what is this creature? At first Zack is scared, but he soon finds that this monster, Al, is kind and friendly. Zack and Al become fast friends, and Zack goes to Al's planet and meets all kinds of other monsters. Zack realizes that just because Al looks different, it doesn't mean that he's weird or strange. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Galaxy Zack chapter books are perfect for beginning readers."" Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 64 (EAN 9781442467187, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 64 (EAN 9781442467217, 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 in upstate New York with his wife and two lovable, zany cats named Stitch and The Way. Contributor Bio:  Jack, Colin Colin Jack is a children's book illustrator and a story artist for DreamWorks Animation. He currently works in the San Francisco Bay area.