10) Aliens in Underpants Save the World
Written by: Claire
Freedman
Illustrated by: Ben
Cort
Scholastic, Inc.
2009
26 pages
Picture Book
I chose
this book because the title contains the word “underpants”. You’re laughing at
me, I know, but titles like this one are a great way to get children who don’t
normally want to read into the experience. It is about a group of aliens who
love underpants. They realize there is a meteorite headed for Earth, which is
also their underpants supply! They step into action immediately, stealing many
underpants from the unsuspecting humans on Earth. After stitching them
together, they form a huge boundary to send the meteorite the other way. The
aliens save Earth with our underpants!
The
illustrations in this book are super colorful. There is underwear everywhere,
of all different types! It is clear that the illustrator got to have fun with
this book. The pictures take up the whole page. They are done in paint. The
illustrator used great detailing. Some of the space ships even have “I heart
underpants” bumper stickers on them!
I would recommend
this book as a read aloud for any primary grade. It’s inevitable, kids love
underpants. The book is a good laugh. Since it is in poetic couplets, this book
could be used in a poetry lesson. It could also be used in a lesson about
fantasy or a space lesson. I would probably use this book during a poetry unit
at the end of the day as a relaxer before the children go home. It was a fun
book to read!
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