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From: davidl@tekecs.UUCP (David Levine)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: SF for Kids
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Date: Wed, 28-Sep-83 17:01:45 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 28 17:01:45 1983
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And of course, how could we forget Matthew Looney?  There were at least
three Matthew Looney books, and possibly four, of which I remember

	Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth
	Matthew Looney Conquers the Earth
	Matthew Looney and the Space Pirates

quite fondly.  I have forgotten the author, but I'll never forget the
illustrations by Gahan Wilson (!).  The books chronicle the career of
Matthew Looney, resident of Crater Clavius on the Moon, from his first
space voyage (as cabin boy on the first Lunar ship to visit the Earth)
to his promotion to Admiral and explorations of the rest of the
universe.  The science was moderately accurate and the humor was
fantastic.  Not just for kids.

Gahan Wilson and this author also collaborated on a book about a boy
who accidentally invents a zero-friction grease based on the mystrious
"Ingredient Zeta".  I have forgotten nearly everything about this one.

Finally, I must bring up the first SF book I remember having read,
which was "The Runaway Robot" by Lester Del Rey.  It's probably too
dated for today's readers, though...

  -- David D. Levine   (...decvax!tektronix!tekecs!davidl)      [UUCP]
                       (...tekecs!davidl.tektronix@rand-relay)  [ARPA]