Henry Heckelbeck Is Out of This World

Henry Heckelbeck #9

by Wanda Coven, Priscilla Burris (Illustrator)

In this ninth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry blasts into space!

Henry visits the Brewster Space Center with his class. But when his best friends think they spot a real-life alien and spaceship, Henry goes on an out-of-this-world adventure!

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy

128 pages, Paperback

Published July 5, 2022

Reviews

[Shankar B.]

I liked when they went on the space ride.

[Kristina]

4. I like that there’s no magic in this one.

[Becky B]

Henry, Dudley, and Max are on a field trip to the Space Center. They are excited to see all the cool stuff. But when they spot what they think is an alien walking around are they seeing things or is there really an extraterrestrial at the Space Center?

Max's mom and the boys' teacher have gotten wise and are channeling the boys curiosity. They get taken on quite the little adventure, which ends in a very non-scifi way. Henry's magic actually doesn't even get used in this one. An entertaining arm chair field trip to a science center for younger readers.

No content issues.

[Pam]

While on a field trip to the Space Center, the three friends ignore a Do Not Enter sign and have an adventure in "space." Henry and Dudley are surprised by the trip but Max is calm and just pushes buttons. After the journey, readers meet Max's mom and the truth about their trip comes out. I appreciate that Henry relied on himself not his magic in this book.

[Jen Lynn]

Read with my daughter - she loved it!

[Amber Fox]

I read these aloud to our 6 & 4 year old who absolutely love everything hecklebecks AND Lancaster.
This one is by far one of their favorites of all.
Maybe because we as a family play lots of jokes on one another in the same light hearted manner that is portrayed in this book.
Maybe it’s because what kid doesn’t LOVE a museum WITH a rocket themed playground?
These books have been a prevalent source of imagination and life lessons in our household and they bring us a lot of joy!

[Natalie]

Henry and his two friends, Dudley and Max, are on their field trip at the Space Center. Dudley is convinced there are aliens in this universe and the kids are hoping to find some answers at the on their trip. While walking around, they spot something! Is it an alien?

Large font and a good book for lower elementary readers.

[Helen]

In this story, Henry and his class go to a Space Center. A few kids have an adventure, with a surprise ending!