This science-fiction story for youth is the ninth book in the humorous Norby series about a young space cadet and his unusual robot Norby. In this tale, Norby, Jeff, and others travel to the planet Jamyn to go to a birthday party for that planet's ruler, the Grand Dragon. But, soon thereafter the planet is threatened by a giant cloud that completely covers Jamyn. They also soon discover that the cloud is sentient.

Norby and the Oldest Dragon had two main characters through the whole story, Jeff Wells and Norby a robot of Jeff Wells. They travel from earth to the planet Jamyn and attend a birthday party for the Grand Dragon. When they show up Jeff and Norby go on a adventure to an island to try to bring someone back. After that something bad happens and Jeff and Norby will try to save planet Jamyn. This book was really good and fantastic but it had some very hard words so I recommend this book for someone who knows how to read really well. This book was published by Walker Publishing Company in 1990. This book has won no award.

This book is a compilation of the humorous first two science fiction stories for children in the Norby series: "Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot" (first published in 1983) and "Norby's Other Secret" (published in 1984). The first tale introduces the reader to a 14-year-old Space Academy cadet, Jeff Wells, and his unusual robot, Norby. Norby has skills that other robots lack, apparently due to the incorporation of alien parts in his construction. In this first book of the series, Jeff and Norby foil a plot of a villian to take over the Solar System. Norby discovers he has "anti-gravity" capabilities as well as the ability to travel through "hyperspace" and great distances. [Isaac Asimov, in another book, apologizes for using antigravity in this series.] In "Norby's Other Secret" the robot discovers his origin, a dragon-inhabited planet, and some new abilities: traveling through time and telepathy.

I read this when I was quite young. I loved it. It got me hooked on sci-fi. I really like this book. It started me off on this great genre.

This is the seventh book in the humorous Norby series about a space cadet and his unusual robot. Norby and Jeff travel to Earth to do research on Norby's creator. Unfortunately, Norby is shot by an alien device that seems to remove all his memories and special skills. Jeff has to discover why and figure a way to help Norby.

Jeff's chief goal for the week off is to study. He isn't able to do that because he has to go home to stay with Fargo, who is hurt from spraining both ankles. In Manhattan there are reports of a person zapping robots. Norby decides to make a biography of one of his fathers, Moses MacGillicuddy, a person from Earth who found some of Norby's parts from an alien spacecraft. Norby's biography research leads them to the Higgins' House, an ancient landmark of Manhattan. Miss Mynn, MacGillicuddy's daughter, is furious that her father's robot was let into the house. MacGillicuddy had made a beautiful portrait of Miss Mynn. Miss Mynn thinks that MacGillicuddy liked the portrait and Norby more than he liked her. They find out that Miss Mynn is zapping the robots. Miss Mynn then gets angry and zaps Norby. Norby is deactivated! Jeff is heartbroken.

What can Jeff do?

To see if they can find a way to reactivate Norby, read the book.

This is the first book I ever pick up by Isaac Asimov & I hope his other books are better. I have to admit he is a good writer, but the book only goes over the basic of basics in chemistry & astronony (Not to say I have given up on him, but I guess I was expecting alittle bit more from a person who got his PHD at the age of 25). If you are just starting one of these subjects it is an easily understandable book.

Those who are expecting an advanced text of physics, chemisty, or astronomy are going to be disappointed. This is a popularization. It's aimed at people who want to understand the basics of science but who don't have formal training. On that level, it suceeds brilliantly.

Even those that do have formal training, however, could benefit from reading the eponymous essay which offers a great rebuttal to those who think that scientific theories are just current guesses that can be radically overthrown at any given moment.

This book is written in the 1800's. It deals with the romanticism period. It shows the struggle that Jane had to go through in order to find her happiness. She has to show Rochester that she is an equal to him in order to make it in life. She once said, "Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you?" This shows that Jane was different than most of the women in the 1800's. She was more determined to do things on her own, and things that only men were supposed to do. If you like books that deal with love and determination, then you will like this book.

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I read this book as a requirement for a correspondence course I was taking and had no choice but to read it. However, this book introduces many of the terms associated with space, space shuttles and astronauts in an interesting and fun way. I think the children would have to already know the alphabet to enjoy this book as it reads A is for astronaut, when most children learn A is for apple. It then defines each word introduced. Excellent reading and excellent book for those children who are interested in visiting the moon.

This trilogy of novelletes includes early versions of stories that were later expanded, revised, or published under new titles. The book contains: 'Grow Old Along with Me' (which was later released as 'A Pebble in the Sky'), 'The End of Eternity', and 'Belief'. Mr. Asimov's usual "wit and charm" are already present in these works that were written when he was only in his late twenties and early thirtees. My favorite of the three was 'The End of Eternity'. I actually liked the novelette better than the full-blown novel which was triple the size. The story flows better as a short story. Overall, I liked this book. It makes a nice addition to the Asimov collection!

Asimov does his typically thorough job of annotating, filling this book with tons of information about obscure references and historical tidbits. However, I was a bit dismayed at Asimov's heavy-handed critique of Swift in the 3rd book. As many readers of Swift know, the 3rd book contains a very harsh criticism of science and technology. Asimov decides to use his annotations to defend science. While his aims are certainly admirable, I think that he takes Swift's comments out of context in an effort to prove his own case.

That minor cavil aside, this is an excellent book for young people studying this great classic of literature, and for fans of both Swift and Asimov.

This is another book in Isaac Asimov's excellent "Library of the Universe" series that serves as a supplementary text for the introduction of astronomy for young children. This volume is filled with beautiful photographs of stars and discusses the life and ultimate fate of different types of stars. The book has been updated and revised by Francis Reddy in 1995 as "Star Cycles: The Life and Death of Stars." Asimov had passed away in 1992.

I have read this short story and it is actually part of the novel, Forward the Foundation. I highly suggest this book as opposed to Cleon 1, for it is much better on a whole and goes into more detail.