Zoonauts: The Secret of Animalville

"A middle grade science fiction fantasy novel, the first in a planned series...a creative teaching tool...intelligent, fun, worldbuilding!" "Mueller's novel imaginatively weaves true historical events, mostly related to space travel...creating a secret history linking well-known animals such as the Russian Cosmonaut Dog Laika with the National Zoo Pandas Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling..." - Kirkus Book Review, Zoonauts: The Secret of Animalville

"Each of these animals has been enhanced by a mysterious yellow light from alien origin. The light heightened the animal's intelligence beyond the humans of earth, but the aliens forgot one thing: with intelligence comes understanding." "The story itself is a unique idea...even though the target audience is children, there's definitely some laughs to be had by adults as well. Everything about this story is good for the family, especially the message of equality and peace before war...the animal characters are great" "The multiple lessons are evident but not overt, and are well delivered, incorporated into the storyline perfectly. As a parent, I definitely think this show would be great for children." - Roland L. Hennesay for Reader Views, Zoonauts: The Secret of Animalville

"First in a series intended for young adults ages 8-13, Zoonauts: The Secret of Animalville - Far Beyond the Wild is a fantastic adventure about super-empowered animals, each based on the real-life animals who pioneered the international space program. Together, the Zoonauts travel to different cultures and continents, all the while fighting to protect humanity from an alien invasion, led by the dragon-like Scout Pilots Kornblend and Fishwick. Upbeat and exciting, Zoonauts seamlessly weaves educational material into the adventure, subtly encouraging young readers to learn more about science, technology, engineering, and math. Highly recommended!" - Children's Bookwatch: James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Zoonauts: The Secret of Animalville

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Who are the Zoonauts?

 

David Simons created the Zoonauts who are based on some famous zoo animals and other animals that went into space with the international space programs. These Zoonauts have extraordinary talents and powers. Their travels take them to different continents and cultures.

Readers will be entertained and educated by the exciting adventures of the Zoonauts, which include NASA's Chimpanzee ""Ham,"" the Australian Koala ""Cough Drop"" of the San Diego Zoo, ""Patty Cake"" the Gorilla of the Central Park and Bronx Zoos, the famous Pandas ""Hsing-Hsing"" and ""Ling-Ling"" of the National Zoo, and the Russian space dog, ""Laika.""

Fishwick and Kornblend are Amadorian dragon-like scout pilots on an assigned mission in search of Zoonauts who they hope to capture and bring back to Amador.

The Amadorians provide comic relief in this high-flying, science fiction adventure where good triumphs over evil.

The story of the Zoonauts is a great addition to Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) programs that stimulates creativity.

New Kinds of Superheroes!

 

Zoonauts is ""a creative teaching tool for middle school...a Sci-Fi adventure novel, first in a planned series...fun, intelligent, worldbuilding!""~ Kirkus Review

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