Adventures of Zap

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Adventures with Zap is a writing and drawing book designed to inspire playful writing (and pre-writing) practice for children ages 4-8. All the writing and drawing prompts are connected to a character-driven storyline about a space alien named Zap from the planet Vox Nova.



On his first trip to Earth, Zap visits a 'house of books' and is later surprised to discover that he's brought home an unusual stowaway. After trying to befriend the strange creature (who he believes is named Meow), he gets scratched, witnesses a attack, and recruits his friend Gooey to help stop the Earth monster. Luckily, letters from Earthkids help Zap manage his missteps.



In a land of robots, smart wagons, domed homes, and exotic plants, Zap ultimately learns of Meow's true identity and must face sending his beloved friend home. The story ends on a high note, while setting the scene for a natural continuation of Zap's adventures.

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"Both simple and clever. Kids won't realize how much they're learning as they have fun writing and drawing with Zap. And, what's this A creative star award at the end!"--Award-winning children's book author Eve Bunting

Author Bio

Diane Landy has been playing with words since 1998, when the lyrical language and playful plots of picture books captured her heart. For 15 years she has volunteered for writing projects in elementary and preschool classrooms, including 8-week assignments for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education Young Writer's Program. Diane lives in Santa Cruz with her husband, two empty nests for daughters away in

college, a collection of playful stories ripe to become picture books, and a mischievous elf named Webby.



Allison Hershey is a professional artist and illustrator with over forty years of experience. Her art has appeared in science fiction magazines, anthologies, computer software packaging, and adventure games. As art director at the Dreamers Guild she was responsible for visual design, and supervised over twenty artists creating backgrounds and animation for several computer games, including Inherit the Earth and Faery Tale Adventure: Halls of the Dead.