num_pages: 256
description: An extraordinary debut novel from the award-winning author of THE DINOSAURS OF WATERHOUSE HAWKINS and WALT WHITMAN.If you had one minute to describe life on Earth, what would you say? It's 1977, and Theo and his class are creating a golden record inspired by the one Voyager 2 will carry into space as a greeting from Earth. But as Theo searches for an original answer to his teacher's question, other questions begin to What happened to his father in Vietnam? And why has his mother been keeping secrets all these years?In this unforgettable, innovatively constructed debut novel, Barbara Kerley shows us the beauty of outer space and the devastation of war.
language: English
title: Greetings from Planet Earth
titlecomplete: Greetings from Planet Earth
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Family, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, War, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 169
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate
publisher: Scholastic Press