The Way Back Home

The Way Back HomeBy: Oliver Jeffers Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes an imaginative tale of friendship in a world where what makes us different isn't nearly as important as what makes us the same. When a boy discovers a single propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies it into outer space! Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake,

starters such as Ecuadorean shrimp ceviche

in which the solutioneer sets off to rescue his missing parents

With charming illustrations on every page

from Gandhi and Einstein to A Course In Miracles

and the leaves aren't the only things changing

intense and bizarre

and reluctant readers will discover the classics through the engaging format of an interactive story

A Trip to the Moon

is contained by his armor - which must not be opened at any cost

where the laugh-out-loud story is told through a combination of text and fantastic cartoon-style illustrations

the tiger at the local zoo

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