Roswell Ruckus:

Crash Landing in New Mexico

(Looney Tunes Wacky Adventure 7)

by
Kim Kindya

illustrated by

Duendes del Sur

Scholastic, December 2003, 58 pp.
ISBN: 0-439-565828-X

Genre: Early Chapter
Subgenres: Cartoon Characters / Time Travel
Reviewed: 4/30/2008

Reviewed by: Conan Tigard

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Roswell, New Mexico - 1947

Seconds later they heard a whistling sound overhead. Daffy spun around, his camera ready. "Look! Up in the sky!" He pointed it toward a trail of smoke directly overhead. Something up there was glowing hot . . . and headed right toward them.

"R-u-run!" Porky yelled, scrambling away.

Daffy didn't pay attention to him. "This is it! This is the crash! I'm getting it! I'm getting it!" he shouted, recording it with his video camera.

As the flaming ball of smoke came closer to the Earth, Daffy didn't know whether to keep filming or to run away. He tried running backward, but still pointing his camera at the object speeding toward them. He managed to do this for about 5 feet before he stumbled and fell onto his tail. Porky helped him up, and they both raced out of the way just in time!

With a mighty BOOM, the glowing object crashed about 10 feet away from them. Dust and smoke billowed everywhere. It made Porky and Daffy cough.

"You see!" Daffy finally managed to sputter. "There was a crash!"

"Well . . . s-s-something happened, all right," Porky agreed.

Seconds later they saw a form heading toward them through the smoke. It was roughly shaped like a person, but it wasn't quite human, either.

"Aliens!" Daffy exclaimed.

"Should we stick around?" Porky asked. "How do we know it's fr-fr-frien--not hostile?"

"Oh, you have made me very angry, very angry indeed!" the alien said. "You shot down my spacecraft!" He pointed a weapon at them. "This is my Disintegrator Gun."

 

Review

On the WB Studio Lot, Porky Pig is studying for his role in the upcoming film, Alien Hunter. Daffy Duck appears at his door with some Chinese food. He is using the food to try and bribe Porky to put a good word in for him so he can also land a role in the movie. Thinking to do some research on aliens, Daffy convinces Porky to use the ACME Space Replacer to travel back to 1947 and witness the famous alien spaceship crash in Roswell, New Mexico. Marvin the Martian is flying over the WB Studio Lot when Daffy activates the Space Replacer, and he is also sent back in time with both Daffy and Porky. After Marvin the Martian crashes his spacecraft, the military shows up. The leader is Sergeant Elmer Fudd, a relative of Porky's friend, Elmer Fudd. He confiscates all of Daffy's gizmos and Marvin's spacecraft. Daffy, Porky, and Marvin are taken prisoner and locked up in a cell. Realizing that they only have 30 minutes to make it to the rendezvous point, Porky realizes that they must somehow escape from the military and make it to the Really Big Mountain. But, how?

Roswell Ruckus: Crash Landing in New Mexico is a book in the Looney Tunes Wacky Adventures series put out by Warner Bros. This book was written by Kim Kindya and illustrated by Duendes del Sur. This series is intended for young readers ages 7 to 9.

Daffy sure is good at getting Porky in trouble. This time they travel back in time using the ACME Space Replacer and accidentally take Marvin the Martian with them. To top it off, Elmer Fudd's great-grandfather is leader of the group of military men that capture them back in 1947. Roswell Ruckus: Crash Landing in New Mexico is a book that pokes a little fun at the television show The X-Files, because the show dealt with government cover-ups dealing with aliens. The story also delves into the mystery of the Roswell aliens. Did aliens really crash down to Earth in 1947 and are they being held in Area 51? Only the U.S. government knows for sure. As for this book, it is packed with fun and adventure as Sergeant Elmer Fudd is convinced that he has captured three aliens. Overall, Roswell Ruckus: Crash Landing in New Mexico is an excellent book for Early Chapter readers that will keep them interested and flipping pages to find out what happens next.

I rated this book a 9 out of 10.

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