Commander Toad and the Space Pirates

by Jane Yolen, Bruce Degen (Illustrator)

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When Commander Salamander and his band of pirates capture the "Star Warts" spaceship, Commander Toad is forced to hop the plank.

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Over the Labor Day holiday we checked out three Commander Toad books from our local library for the trip down to South Pasadena. Commander Toad and the Space Pirates is another of that set.

Space travel can be boring. The crew finds itself between assignments. They've watched all the movies on board, read all the books and are suffering from a serious case of boredom.

Fortunately for the crew, they are attacked by space pirates. Commander Toad is tied up by sword point! Will he and crew survive?

This Commander Toad ends on a humorous twist. I don't want to give it away here. Go read the book and enjoy the silly puns and the delightful ending.
Commander Toad and his crew mates are traveling through space but they start getting bored. They have done everything they could on the ship multiple times. So one day, out of nowhere space pirates came to take over. Everybody rushes into positions but it is too late, the space pirates has got on their ship. Captain toad and his crew are all tied up, but as they were about to walk the plank sometime happens. This book has a funny twist at the end and is very enjoyable for kids. The illustration in the book was very nice. It made me picture a animated film.

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Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the show more age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Original publication date
1987
People/Characters
Commander Toad
Important places
Outer Space

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DDC/MDS
505Natural sciences & mathematicsScienceSerial publications
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PZ7 .Y78Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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