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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 6 contains the following stories:
Umby
the Cell Phone - Captain Yellow Shoulder's mom gives Sardine and
L'il Louie a red cell phone to share that is on her new plan. The
phone's name is Umby and when Sardine pushes a button on the phone, it
comes to life and causes all kinds of problems on the Huckleberry.
Dumbo!
- Doc Kroc has written and drawn a new book entitled Dumbo. It is
a story about Supermuscleman and Doc Krok. Doc Krok tries telling
Supermuscleman about the book, be he is easily distracted by the mess
Doc Krok made.
My
Eye! - With Sardine and L'il Louie in bed, Captain Yellow Shoulder
decides to tell them the story of how he lost his right eye. Way back
when, when he was one year old, he entered a race in the Stroller
Derby against other babies. His main competitor in a was Supermusclebaby
in a powerful stroller coaster.
Going
in Circles - When Captain Yellow Shoulder takes Sardine and L'il
Louie to ride on the Saturn Carousel, they discover that it is closed.
Mrs. Tanga, one of the owners, had to close the carousel down because her
husband has disappeared. Sardine is determined to find Mr. Tanga so they
can have a ride.
Moon
Pie - The crew of the Huckleberry stops at Moonlight Bakery
for some sweets. The owner, Pierrot, is about to put a moon pie up into
space. When he flings it up via catapult, Supermuscleman and Doc Krok
intercept it and steal it. There is no way Sardine is going to let those
crooks get away with the latest moon.
Robert Putto - On a planet, Sardine and L'il Louie are shot at by
arrows from Robert Putto. He works for Cupid and was trying to make L'il
Louie and Sardine fall in love. Sardine wants Cupid to shoot Captain
Yellow Shoulder so he can fall in love with someone. Returning to the
Love Academy, they find Supermuscleman and Doc Krok have tied Cupid to a
chair.
Robot
DJ - Sardine reads in a newspaper that the Voyager probe will
be leaving the Earth's solar system. She reads about the record that was
made and wants to take it to give to her uncle for his birthday. On
board the Voyager, they find a robot DJ that has been remixing
the record keeping it current with modern music. Supermuscleman and Doc
Krok have also read the article and arrive to steal the record.
Milk
Teeth - Doc Krok catches Tooth Mousie, the Tooth Fairy's sidekick.
Doc Krok and Supermuscleman come up with a plan to have Tooth Mousie
bring them all the milk teeth he collects, not give the kids any money
for their missing teeth, milk the teeth for the milk inside them, and
sell the milk back to the kids. When L'il Louie doesn't get any money
for his missing tooth, he is determined to find out why.
Get
Lost! - Captain Yellow Shoulder, Sardine, and L'il Louie go through
all the symptoms of a planet that is feeling tired.
Sardine in Outer Space 6 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. |
