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Title: Dar Tellum
Review: Dar Tellum is an illustrated children's chapter book about a young boy, Ralph, who receives telepathic communication (thought transmissions) from an alien on another planet. After the initial contact, attempting to tell his mother gets a sour reaction, so Ralph decides not to tell anyone again. Ralph's father is a scientist trying to solve flooding due to the green house effect, and Ralph receives info from Dar Tellum that might help. Unfortunately, as sci-fi stories go, this one's somewhat flawed, which detracts from the educational value that it could have had as a children's book. Also, the narrative style, with little dialog, probably isn't appealing to most young readers. It also seems to tell youngsters not to confide in their own parents.
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