Far, far away, in deep, dark space, was a star. A tiny twinkle. But it was Star Boy-s home. Star Boy lived there all alone, with only his robot, Ace, for company. And although Ace was fun to play with, he was just a robot. For his birthday, all Star Boy wanted was a surprise - but how could a robot think of a surprise?This deceptively simple science fiction story explores ideas of friendship and understanding.Text type - A fantasy story.Pictures taken through the Space Girl-s viewer are featured on pages 22 and 23, showing views from her rocket and snap shots of the birthday party providing lots of speaking and listening opportunities.Curriculum links - Citizenship: Taking part, Developing skills of communication and participation.This story is paired with a non-fiction book on a similar theme: Let-s go to Mars by Janice Marriott.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
