Young-Adult Space Adventure Novel! Journey to Antares is a first-contact science fiction story, complete with a glossary of science terms:
Journey to Antares – Discover a thrilling space adventure in “Journey to Antares” as humans receive a radio message from an intelligent alien race after centuries of stargazing. Follow two young scientists, Tommy Cosmo and Laura Starr, and their companion robots, PIPER and VISTA, as they embark on a mission to the past of an alien planet in the Antares star system. Based on the award-winning “Space Quest with Dr. Jim” TV series, this science-fiction novel explores the challenges of communicating with extraterrestrial life and includes a glossary of essential science terms.
Comments from reviewers: “I follow everything Jim Thorne does. I am digging the book. He has a way of tapping into our inner child with eyes eager to see new things!” “I enjoy Jim’s writing style – it’s very clear and crisp, and it’s got personality.”
Keep Your Eye on the Sky, and Keep Thinking for Yourself!
The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum has animated four of Jim’s songs for the Music Time section of their YouTube channel. The videos include imagery of real spacecraft and other items from the artifact collections. Here’s the Air & Space Music Time playlist:
Click on the Watch tab to see all six episodes of the Telly Award-Winning TV show “Space Quest with Dr. Jim,” an educational series based on Jim’s story songs about space science and history. Follow the adventures of two future kids named Tommy and Laura, as they explore space with their robot companions, Piper and Vista!
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Mission to Europa
Tommy & Laura look for life on Europa
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A Race in Space
Learn the order of the planets in both distance and size!
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Livvy's Song