Aliens in Underpants Save the World
Written by: Clair Freedman
Illustrated by: Ben Cort
Scholastic
2009
24 Pages
Poetry Book
This funny poem story is about aliens who are obsessed with underpants from Earth. One day, they discover that a meteorite is heading for Earth. They realize that without Earth they wouldn’t be able to get anymore underwear. The aliens rush to save Earth using the only thing they know about… underwear! They knit a giant pair of underpants and bounce the meteorite back into space. Children will love the hilarious rhymes, and they will laugh the whole time.
Aliens love underpants
It’s lucky that they do
For underpants saved our Universe
Sounds crazy but it’s true.
The first thing I noticed was that the flyleaf was covered in a bunch of underpants, and the images just kept getting sillier. The artwork in this story is done with acrylic paints, and the images don’t have any sort of outlines. Different colors are used to create shading and textures. All the images are two page spreads and fill up the entire pages with color. The text is informal and is set up inside of the images. All of the aliens are bright exciting colors, and the images on earth are more natural. There is always a lot of action and details within the pictures.
I would have this book in my 1st – 3rd grade classroom library. This is a great book for kids to pick up and read on their own. It would be a great book to show that poetry can be fun. Students could create a funny poem describing their own alien character. This book could also be used for a lesson on rhymes.
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