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Felix sends letters from the places he explores.
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What's the Story?
Felix is off again, this time carried aloft by helium balloons. He lands at a planetarium, where he is accidentally launched into space in a rocket. After landing on the moon (and sending back a photo of Earth from space), he returns, landing in the Arctic.
From there he hops a ship to the Caribbean, and visits the rain forest and Australia before finally making his way home again. Includes a fold-out map of Earth.
Is It Any Good?
Felix's previous world tours took him to famous cities and into different time periods; now he travels to various environments, and the result is less clear and focused. Children may not understand what the moon, the rainforest, and Australia have in common. The letters, however, are as delightful as ever. In one, Felix encloses a sheet of semaphore signals, which kids can use to make secret-code messages.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the different places Felix visits. Which of these places would you like to visit yourself? Why?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Constanza Droop
- Genre : Picture Book
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Abbeville Publishing Group
- Publication date : January 1, 1996
- Number of pages : 35
- Last updated : September 24, 2015
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