Email Novel Suspects Logo
Hachette provides comprehensive global distribution services in the following territories:
United States flag Switch to United States region United Kingdom flag Switch to United Kingdom region Australia flag Switch to Australia region India flag Switch to India region

Hachette Book Group menu

  • Home
  • Publishers
  • Customers
  • Sustainability
  • Retailer Portal
  • Location
  • Our Culture
  • Our Careers
Go to Hachette Book Group home

Hachette Book Group menu

  • Home
  • Publishers
  • Customers
  • Sustainability
  • Retailer Portal
  • Location
  • Our Culture
  • Our Careers

By clicking “Accept,” you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies on your device as set forth in our Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy. Please note that certain cookies are essential for this website to function properly and do not require user consent to be deployed.

I Was an Outer-Space Chicken (Alien Math Book 1)

I Was an Outer-Space Chicken (Alien Math Book 1) Open the full-size image

Loading

Contributors

By David LaRochelle

Illustrated by Mike Gorman

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Oct 29, 2019
Page Count
96 pages
Publisher
Union Square Kids
ISBN-13
9781454940999

Price

$5.99

Price

$7.99 CAD

Format

ebook (Digital original)

Format:

ebook (Digital original) $5.99 $7.99 CAD

Buy from Other Retailers:

  • Amazon
  • Apple Books
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Google Play
  • Ebooks.com
  • Kobo

Math meets sci-fi in this clever chapter book about two numbers-loving friends and their alien adventures. The first in a new series!
 
“This playful math series is overall a valuable addition to the chapter-book shelf.” —Kirkus

“LaRochelle shrewdly integrates the numerical puzzles . . . into his madcap plot, and the playful competition between the math whiz kids further energizes the story.” —Publishers Weekly


Best friends Lamar and Lexie love math—and, in this first book in the Alien Math series, their skills come in handy when they’re abducted by an extraterrestrial named Fooz. Fooz, unfamiliar with Earth life, mistakes the children for chickens . . . until Lamar and Lexie prove they’re human by solving a tricky math problem. Fooz agrees to take them home, but on a side trip to a nearby planet to refuel, the two are captured by lumfurs, creatures that resemble Bigfoot. In order to escape and return to Fooz’s ship and subsequently Earth, Lamar and Lexie must solve problems that require finding patterns, making estimates, and deciphering codes. Can the children pass the test and get home again?

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Concepts
  • Counting & Numbers

Series:

  • Alien Math

You May Also Like

The Pigeon WON’T Count to 10!
The Pigeon WON’T Count to 10! $9.99 $12.99 CAD
Ten Little Dinosaurs
Ten Little Dinosaurs $12.99 $16.99 CAD
Ten Little Princesses
Ten Little Princesses $12.99 $16.99 CAD
Spring Street Touch and Trace: Numbers
Spring Street Touch and Trace: Numbers $8.99 $11.99 CAD
Doggy Kisses
Doggy Kisses $7.99 $11.99 CAD

David LaRochelle

About the Author

A former elementary math teacher, David LaRochelle has won numerous awards for his children’s books, including the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, the SCBWI Golden Kite Honor Award, and the Minnesota Book Award. His previous books for Sterling were This Is NOT a Cat,1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions, and Arlo's ARTrageous Adventure, which he both wrote and illustrated. He lives in White Bear Lake, MN. Find out more about David at davidlarochelle.com.

Mike Gorman is an illustrator, graphic designer, web developer, and tattoo artist. He lives in Westbrook, ME.

Learn more about this author

Mike Gorman

About the Illustrator

Learn more about this illustrator

Alien Math

Planet of the Penguins (Alien Math Book 2)
Planet of the Penguins (Alien Math Book 2)
▲
HBG Distribution logo
  • FAQ
  • Vendors
  • Cookie Policy
  • Report Piracy
  • Fraud Alert
  • CPSIA
  • GPSR
© 2026 Hachette Book Group | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Do Not Sell My Personal Information