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Danny Dunn and the Voice from Space

Raymond Abrashkin;Jay Williams (1967)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesDanny Dunn #10
Setting
CSM age7
Goodreads3.81

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ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

Professor Bullfinch has created a radio telescope ("dish") for the government which will try to determine if extraterrestrials are trying to contact Earth. When Danny sneaks into the observatory, he hears non-random sounds coming from space. He then must figure out how to translate the sounds.

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Science FictionEducational FictionMid-Century Children's Literature