Man on the Moon: a day in the life of Bob

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We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Tripping lightly across the planet's golden surface, Bob vacuums space junk out of craters ("Quite often astronauts drop candy wrappers and cans") and enjoys a club sandwich with the Man on Mars and the Man on Saturn. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly! Charlotte has always loved the running gag that Bob lives in firm denial of the existence of aliens (despite actually owning an alien dog, and coming into close contact with aliens pretty much every single time he dons a spacesuit). looks at a day in the life of Bob and what he gets up to on the moon: cleaning and tidying, welcoming vistors, performing tricks for tourists and much more.Find out what he does on the moon: cleaning and tidying, welcoming vistors, performing tricks for tourists and much more. Bob’s daily routine is described in a matter of fact tone, and his disbelief in aliens is frequently referred to. The illustration work is the real highlight of the book, especially the larger, zoomed-in spreads and the mix of traditional looks with the modern and unusual – who isn’t going to be impressed by an alien in glasses and a sweater vest? Spaceman Bob embarks on new space adventures with a disappearing moon, a movie career, clone chaos, a right royal disaster and some heartless robots in this anthology.

Templar) ‘Every morning Bob rises at six o’clock… has a cup of tea and two eggs for breakfast before leaving for the rocket launch pad. I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic! Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Grandma has just mailed a copy to a young cousin in Western Australia, so hopefully Bob and his aliens (what aliens? Bob is a wonderful character and the story itself is simplistic enough to engage any child from three years upwards.

Kids will laugh along at this strikingly illustrated tongue-in-cheek tale that comes with 19 space stickers. Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob (newly re-issued by Templar) is a truly wonderful piece of art and story alike. The small-size aliens were fine and we could count them or just notice them around on different pages. As a picture book, all parents will enjoy reading this story during the daytime or bedtime, the narrative is engaging and the children are fully absorbed in the images.

I can imagine this story would be wonderful to teach in a Primary setting as there are many directions you could take with the concept of the 'man on the moon' - Space topics, looking at difference and developing visual literacy, among them.But the double page spread in the centre is a BIT MUCH for 3 year olds and because of this, The Man on the Moon cannot be in the bedroom at night-time. He has also written a popular series of illustrated fiction books about the adventures of Bob and his dog Barry. Bartram salutes William Joyce with his baroque images of a retro-futuristic everyday world and a smiley-face full moon, as well as his lucid palette of lawn green, clear blue and scarlet. He never notices the short green guys who watch from a distance, steal a cupcake from his picnic lunch and crowd into a wordless spread to mug for readers.

When the Stupdendous Alacazamo finishes his magic show by making the moon disappear, it looks like Bob might be out of a. As the story progresses, the humorous narrative tells the reader that of course there are no aliens and that Bob is a Moon expert, but the illustrations clearly show aliens on each page - stealing his cake, hiding in a crater, in the bath tub. With its bold, quirky illustrations and charming story of a lunar caretaker, Simon Bartram’s Man on the Moon series has become a modern picture book classic.His day ends with final checks, turning on of the moon’s nightlight and a rush-hour rocket ride home! Since then, it's been a hilarious staple of night time reading, day time reading, Daddy reading to himself, and just general conversation between our children and ourselves. Find out what he does on the moon; cleaning and tidying, welcoming visitors, performing tricks for tourists and much more. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first.