The Galinos

K-Gr 2—An environmentally conscious and thought-provoking story. The Galinos, aliens from the planet Gala, enjoy many conveniences: playing on the galagarbage mountains, eating unlimited galabars, chatting on their galaphones, driving their galamobiles, and using as much water as they please. When the galalakes start drying up and the planet begins to overheat from the effects of their irresponsible treatment of the environment, they find a solution: they decide to send the irresponsible Gala dwellers to another planet…and that planet happens to be Earth! What kind of damage will be done when the former polluters of planet Gala make their home on a new planet? Readers are asked to think critically about environmental issues and the challenges and sacrifices that must be made in order to keep our planet healthy. Colorful pencil-on-paper illustrations enhance the organic and Earth-inspired text. Accurate translation from Spanish to English makes this import easy to read.