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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Flowkwee, the alien schoolboy, is helping his father improve earthlings. Flowkwee has to disguise as a human being. The mechanical machine which they call the 'improver' is very large, very magical and very clever. The illustrations of the threggs made my daddy and me laugh. Flowkwee makes friends with a girl called Susan (for a while, Flowkee thinks Susan is a boy!) who calls Flowkwee Nigel because Nigel is his human name.
I liked this book a lot and it is very funny. It's got a few alien words that are quite hard to read. I liked the sound of this story, my daddy discovered it on Amazon. When I read the last word in the book, I instantly thought to myself that this is one of my favourite stories. This is a long book but I just really wanted to read more and more every evening.
I brought this book in for book week at school and I gave very good comments on it. (That's why I've given it five stars!) My book was very different to the others in the class. I've never really had a book like this, but I am happy that my daddy gave it to me.
From my point of view, I think this is a VERY VERY good book and also I recommend this book for 5/6 year-olds and over (I'm 7). I read this book to myself every evening and I was sorry to finish it.
Great book and if anybody is going to buy it, please enjoy reading this amazing story.
I liked this book a lot and it is very funny. It's got a few alien words that are quite hard to read. I liked the sound of this story, my daddy discovered it on Amazon. When I read the last word in the book, I instantly thought to myself that this is one of my favourite stories. This is a long book but I just really wanted to read more and more every evening.
I brought this book in for book week at school and I gave very good comments on it. (That's why I've given it five stars!) My book was very different to the others in the class. I've never really had a book like this, but I am happy that my daddy gave it to me.
From my point of view, I think this is a VERY VERY good book and also I recommend this book for 5/6 year-olds and over (I'm 7). I read this book to myself every evening and I was sorry to finish it.
Great book and if anybody is going to buy it, please enjoy reading this amazing story.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Flowkwee is an alien who finds life on Earth confusing, funny and perplexing, feelings that human children can also identify with. The family's alien names are all pleasingly reminiscent of bodily functions, but their Earth names are not quite as ridiculous as they first seem when you consider what people call their children nowadays. The family disguise themselves as earthlings and try and go about everyday life, despite having to give up two heads, all their antennae and deal with complex issues like how to wear underwear.
This is a funny, lively book that my seven year old really enjoyed. The invented language was challenging at first but then really got her imagination going, and she was delighted by the illustrations. The themes of fitting in and dealing with life's every day, annoying problems are ones that both parents and children can enjoy.
This is a funny, lively book that my seven year old really enjoyed. The invented language was challenging at first but then really got her imagination going, and she was delighted by the illustrations. The themes of fitting in and dealing with life's every day, annoying problems are ones that both parents and children can enjoy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Flowkwee is on a mission with one set of his parents (he appears to have 3 sets), to investigate earth, and pick up some human samples. His task is to infiltrate a school, as a schoolboy, trying to hide his vastly advanced knowledge. Unfortunately they arrived 50 years later than anticipated, and with a very sketchy understanding of human behaviour and customs.
This is a really entertaining book, which looks at just how silly some of the things we do might appear. I got this for my 7 year old son, who liked the idea of reading about aliens. Before this, the only paperbacks he had read were Horrid Henry books. When this arrived, he was initially put off by some of the difficult "alien" words in the first chapter. However, I sat down and read the first chapter to him, he then took the book and was off. He read the rest of the book by himself. It took him just over a week, reading about a chapter each evening. He loved reading it, and found it very funny, frequently bringing me a page to show me the funniest bits! His 11 year old brother also read it (in two hours), and thought it was really funny. I finally got my hands back on the book after both of them.
I definitely recommend this . Its a great book for getting kids into paperbacks. Its also one of those books which makes you think at the end.
This is a really entertaining book, which looks at just how silly some of the things we do might appear. I got this for my 7 year old son, who liked the idea of reading about aliens. Before this, the only paperbacks he had read were Horrid Henry books. When this arrived, he was initially put off by some of the difficult "alien" words in the first chapter. However, I sat down and read the first chapter to him, he then took the book and was off. He read the rest of the book by himself. It took him just over a week, reading about a chapter each evening. He loved reading it, and found it very funny, frequently bringing me a page to show me the funniest bits! His 11 year old brother also read it (in two hours), and thought it was really funny. I finally got my hands back on the book after both of them.
I definitely recommend this . Its a great book for getting kids into paperbacks. Its also one of those books which makes you think at the end.
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Alien Comedy of the First Rate Kind!
An alien family lands on Earth with a mission and a lot of pre-conceived ideas about earthlings that are punctured one after the other by contact with the real thing. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Candy Gourlay
Out of this world :D
Letters from an Alien Schoolboy is a very funny book with absolutely brilliant illustrations. I love the sense of humour. The jokes are very funny, even when they are repeated! Read more
Published 8 months ago by cool dude U.K
excellent for reluctant readers
My 9 yr old son can read but often prefers to do anything else. Books he has got into recently are Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Undead Ed and the Howling Moon and Big Nate so I was... Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. Cooper
Not as funny as it wants to be
I bought this for my 7 year old, who spectacularly failed to get the humour. Perhaps the language and pacing was a little stodgy for her. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Peri Urban
Very enjoyable
My 7-year old loved this. As others have commented, some of the alien names seem almost wilfully difficult, which put her off at first, but the humour kept her going. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Supertzar
Not Quite There
I got this for my children (I didn't think reading this on the train would do anything for my street cred) and so have to defer to them for a review. Read more
Published 13 months ago by robotfish
A Pleasant Read, Though a Little Slow
This book is arranged as 12 letters from visiting alien Nigel (also known as Flowkwee) to his friend Rokbumme, back home on the planet Faa. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Martyn Davies
Page turning fun for young readers
I ordered this with my 6-year-old daughter in mind because whilst she has excelled in her reading homework, she is beginning to get bored with the same old 'allocated' books. Read more
Published 14 months ago by McColey
Uproarious Riotous Romp!
An Alien's close-up of the human race, this is an hilarious, riotous, rip-roaring romp that will delight any "freak with just one head, two eyeballs, four limbs and no aerials at... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mrs. H. V. Minor
Much enjoyed by 7year old
My seven and a half year old son (year 3) and I took it in turns to read chapters (letters) to each other, and both really enjoyed it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Beansmummy
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