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Summary: A great book for a first time Heinlein reader
Review: Like many of the others here, I read this about the third grade. It was my first SF book and I've been hooked ever since. For the young person (or any age, I supose) it grandly illustrates the values of determination and preparedness. As one of the characters stated, "luck" is something that happens to people who prepare for it. Because Kip had a spacesuit, he was able to go to the moon, Pluto, and even another galaxy. I've seriously thought of getting my own space suit, to be ready for a similar opportunity! Though written for the young reader, I enjoy this book as much at 40 as I did at 8. Highly recommended for any age, but especially for young folks.
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Summary: A science fiction classic.
Review: My life-long love of science fiction began with this book. I found it on the bookshelf of my third grade classroom - in the "boy's" section. My teacher felt something sweet from the girl's section might have been a better choice! I stubbornly picked up this book and with it, the love of reading. Thanks, RAH, for introducing a child to adventure!
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Summary: This book changed the way I thought
Review: This was one of the first Heinlein books I read -- or for that matter, one of the first SF books that I read. I was maybe 9 or 10 and from that day on, my mind was changed. I understood that educating myself was my responsibility and that I must continue to learn. -- Pretty heady stuff for a youngster. The science will be a bit dated today, but the story and the underlying plot are still wonderful. Buy it for a child you love --
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Summary: A boy a girl go on an adventure on different planets.
Review: It is a very exciting fast moving book. It has very interesting characters. I think it is worth reading.
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: I read this book at an early age, and it introduced me to a whole new way of thinking. Kip's rugged individualism and determination inspired me like nothing else in my life. This book also served as a springboard to other Science Fiction books and authors. Kip, a "typical" teen, wants to go to the Moon. Following his father's advice, he eventually wins an old space suit, which he meticulously rebuilds and eventually tests in his back yard. Then a space ship lands on him. Captured by space pirates and their alien master, Kip meets Peewee, the daughter of a famous Princeton thinker, and her Vegan companion, the "Mother Thing". After adventures and defeat on the Moon, the action shifts to Pluto, where escape seems impossible, and death inevitable. The "Mother Thing", however, proves to be more than a match for the alien "Wormfaces" who are intent on conquoring the Earth. After a stay on Vega, the story culminates with a trip to the Lesser Megallanic Clouds, where Kip and Peewee must stand trial in the name of all mankind. I recomend children of all ages read this book. It is filled with wonder and adventure that nobody should miss.
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Summary: Excellent Sci-Fi
Review: I read this as a young teen and it started me off on a glorious quest of good Sci-Fi. I read all the Heinlein I could get my hands on. Thank goodness our library did not have the Heinlein Adult Books! Do not read those or you will be sorely dissolutioned. He is totally pornographic in those books and they are not suitable for anyone to read. But, his children's books are divine. Read all of them you can and then read them again.
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Summary: I'm glad it wasn't just me!
Review: I read this book in third or fourth grade too. I've been hooked ever since. A definate buy, a definate read
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Summary: A very good Heinlein starter
Review: This was one of Heinlein's first, and, I think, best books. I first read it in 3rd or 4th grade, and I would be glad to read it again. Despite the fact that it is far in the future and they are still using slide rules (the main incongruity in it) ,Heinlein still gave it just the right blend of setting, characters, and accurate scientific details that many of his later books lack
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Summary: Fun, but not technical
Review: Let's get this straight right off the bat. This is not one of Heinlein's most radical books, it is not brimming with abstract speculation on the human condition and how our current paths shall take us only to ruin and destruction. There is no future prediction, no hard science showcasing something new and possible. It is merely a science-fiction adventure novel.
It is also one of the best science-fiction novels ever written. While it may not have all that was stated above, it does have one thing: humor, a brisk sense of fun, and a rapid pace that makes this book fly all too quickly. This is one of those rare science-fiction tales that, like a good cartoon, can be easily read by a child, but there is enough to keep adults interested also.
Also, this book is probably one of the greatest of Heinlein's wish fulfillments ever. Kip might have to go through heck in this novel, but everything works out perfect in the end, and who wouldn't want a life like that? Ah, the temptations of fiction!
And, as a final aside, I think the last couple of pages is one of the most classic endings of any science-fiction novels, just on sheer wit alone. Heinlein outdid himself on this one
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Summary: My favorite heinlein book.
Review: This was my very favorite heinlein book! It went far above my liking of any otheer book. When I read it I promtly fell in love with pewee and wanted kip to be my friend. This book did have some rather strange stuff in it but that just made it more interesting. I think anyone should reas it old and young alike. It is a good book for children to read to get started liking good books. It is muxch better than sitting and watching telivishion"
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