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Captain Yellow Shoulder
has a spaceship full of children and animals, including Sardine and L'il
Louie. They travel to different
locations, often foiling the evil plans of Supermuscleman and his
sidekick, Doc Krok.
Sardine in Outer Space 5 contains the following stories:
The Bold and the
Bashful - On the moon, the people of Shyovia, who live on the dark
side of the moon, are scared and shy while the people of Sunnyside are
light-hearted and party all the time. The president of Shyovia is in
love with the president of Sunnyside, but he is too shy to tell
her that. Sardine is determined to help the Shyovians out.
The Scamcorder -
Doc Krok has invented a scamcorder. When you point the scamcorder at
someone and turn it on, the person that the scamcorder is pointed at
grows pimples, then hair, and then finally their ears grow really big.
They want to sell the camera to all the parents so kids will turn into
pimple-covered, hairy, big-eared children. Sardine and L'il Louie by a
scamcorder and cannot wait to start recording themselves.
Schoolmaster
- Since Sardine and L'il Louie have never gone to school, they have
never gotten to take summer vacation. They ask Captain Yellow Shoulder
to find them a schoolmaster or schoolmistress to teach them. When the
schoolmaster arrives, they soon realize that school is not as fun as
they thought it would be.
Pilot-o-Matic -
While the ship Huckleberry needs repairs, Sardine and friends
take a rocket ship to Captain Yellow Shoulder's grandmother's house.
Supermuscleman and Doc Krok are disguised as flight attendants on the
rocket ship who plan on kidnapping Captain Yellow Shoulder and Sardine
and taking them to jail.
Murder in Space!
- L'il Louie finds a space cadaver outside the ship. Sardine, who reads
mystery books, wants to solve the murder. After locking the body in the
library, they await the return of the murderer. L'il do they know what
is going to happen next.
Sardine and the Light
Rail - Since Sardine and L'il Louie have never been on the light
rail that travels through a worm hole, Captain Yellow Shoulder decides
to take them on it. On the light rail, notice that all of the passenger
and unhappy and nobody is talking. When Supermuscleman and Droc Krok
appear and they are the conductors, Sardine realizes why everyone is
unhappy.
The Dancing Star
- Captain Yellow shoulder's grandmother signs everyone up for ballet
lessons. When Doc Krok kidnaps La Kruchalova, the ballet instructor,
Sardine and her friends are determined to rescue her.
The Brain of
Professor Mush - When Professor Mush sneezed, he sneezed so hard
that his brain blew out his nostril and escaped. He is the host of
television show, Mysteries of the Universe, which cannot be shown
while the professor is brainless. Sardine decides that she must find his
brain so the show can go on.
The Elector Detector
- Doc Krok invents a poster that has a robot of Supermuscleman sticking
out of it. Their plan is to have Sardine approach the poster and the
robot would grab Sardine and bash her on top of the head. When Sardine
sees the poster, she wants to see it close up.
My Cousin Manga -
Sardine's cousin, Manga, pays the crew of Huckleberry a visit.
She tells them all about her adventures in the world of manga comics.
Sardine suggests that they switch places for a few days so then can both
fight each other's enemies.
Sardine in Outer Space 5
is a collection of short stories written
and drawn by Emmanuel Guibert. It is a graphic novel starring some good
guys (Captain Yellow Shoulder, Sardine, and L'il Louie) and some bad
guys (Supermuscleman and Doc Krok). This book was translated from French
to English by Edward Gauvin and colored by Walter Pezzali. This book is
intended for early chapter readers ages 8 to 12.
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