LeVar sends a special invitation to all the aliens that might be watching-to visit Earth, and shows them some of the Earth's wonders. Viewers visit Puerto Rico to learn about the biggest radio receiver/telescope on earth where scientists listen to outer space, and then to California to see an observatory where astronomers use a gigantic telescope to scan the skies.

Review books

Feature Book:

Space Case

When the thing from outer space visits earth on Halloween night, it is mistaken first for a trick-or-treater and then for a robot.

Author: Edward Marshall
Illustrator: James Marshall
Publisher: Penguin

Astronauts: Space Jokes and Riddles

Outer space is the topic of this collection of jokes and riddles.

Author: Charles Keller
Illustrator: Arnold Lobel
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Legend of the Milky Way

Retells the Chinese legend of the Weaver Princess who came down from heaven to marry a mortal, a love story represented in the stars of the Milky Way. This folktale about the origin of the Milky Way relates how two of the brighter stars in the galaxy, Vega and Altair, came about.

Retold by: Jeanne M. Lee
Illustrator: Jeanne M. Lee
Publisher: Henry Holt

Is There Life in Outer Space?

Discusses some of the ideas and misconceptions about life in outer space and speculates on the existence of such life in light of recent space explorations with space probes and lunar landings.

Author: Franklyn M. Branley
Illustrator: Don Madden
Publisher: Harper Collins