A fun easy reader book - most words are decodable or high-frequency sight words.A good choice for a guided reading group. As part of a series, it helps get kids hooked on reading.

"Commander Toad and the Voyage Home" was a good book, in my opinion. Jane Yolen writes the story in a poetic way and the illustrations are very engaging. The story is about a crew of frogs who are trying to get home to Planet Earth. Jane Yolen includes humor and spunk in her writing that helps keep the reader engaged and amused. The name of the spaceship, Star Warts, brings you in immediately because of the similarity to the movie Star Wars. Also, the names of the characters are comical as well; for example, there is a Lieutenant Lily. a Mr. Hop, and a Doc Peeper. In addition, the character illustrations are interesting and it seems as though the characters are dancing or floating. I like this because the setting of the story takes place in outer space, so it is fitting. The underlying message I got out of this book is to not be afraid of new places because you never know what spectacular things you might find. ( )

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