My Trip to Alpha I

by Alfred Slote

Book Overview

Traveling by VOYA-CODE, it takes Jack only a few seconds to get to the planet where his aunt lives, six million light years away. Jack has gone to Alpha I to help his aunt move to Earth. But Aunt... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039732510X
• ISBN13: 9780397325108
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Jack's No Dummy

Jack lives on Earth, but he is going to visit his aunt on planet Alpha I. He'll travel there in only a few seconds by "voya-code." His identical-looking dummy on Alpha I will "come to life" as a result of a computer input, and his real body will "sleep" until the code of his real self is programmed back into it. Well, anyway, Jack discovers that this aunt, who's supposed to be real, is a dummy. But why? And how can he foil the masters of his aunt? [Science fiction for the intermediate grades.] A Non-Workbook, Non-Textbook Approach to Teaching Language Arts: Grades 4 Through 8 and Up

Jack's No Dummy

Jack lives on Earth, but he is going to visit his aunt on plant Alpha I. He'll travel there in only a few seconds by "voya-code." His identical-looking dummy on Alpha I will "come to life" as a result of a computer input, and his real body will "sleep" until the code of his real self is programmed back into it. Well, anyway, Jack discovers that his aunt, who's supposed to be real, is a dummy. But why? And how can he foil the masters of his aunt? [Science fiction for the intermediate grades.] A Non-Workbook, Non-Textbook Approach to Teaching Language Arts: Grades 4 Through 8 and Up

Trip to the Future

Here's the booktalk I used in presenting this to students: Jack was making his first trip by Voya-Code from earth to the Planet Alpha I. It was 6 million light years away, but the trip would only take a few seconds by Voya-Code. It seemed more like going to the hospital than going on a trip. First you are wired up to the computer and then given a shot. When you woke up, you're there. At least your personality and mind are there. Your body stayed behind on the old planet in sleep storage until you returned. On the new planet, you have an identical body, a dummy, to use until you return. All went well with his trip, but when he arrived at Alpha I, Jack discovered that strange things were happening there.

SWEET MAN

My Trip To Alpha 1 My Trip To Alpha 1 is a awesome book. It is about a boy has always want to go on a alpha one trip. To see how his grandma is because they have not herd from her for a while. So when they got the courage to go. They sent their young boy to go to alpha deck to get sent to the capital of Mars and when he gets there is something wrong with his grandma she is not attacking like her shelf. This is a good book for people who like fantasy books and books that get out there. Author: Slote, Alfred; Berson, Harold

An Out of This World Adventure

Jack didn't want to go to Alpha I. But Aunt Katherine had specifically asked for him to come and help her pack up to return to Earth. And she'd even paid for him to travel by voya-code. But when he gets there, something doesn't seem right. All she can talk about are the Arbos, her servants. And they seem too nice. What's really going on? And can Jack stop it all by himself?I had read the author's other science fiction as a kid, but never gotten around to this one. I really missed out. The story is fairly straight forward, but it's lots of fun. The future world presented is interesting, and will capture kid's imagination.The book is short, but will appeal to kids just beginning to read chapter books.