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Invasores de Marte
Joaquim es un chiquillo pecoso de 11 años que no se conforma con ser un niño normal y, en compañía del amigo, Eduardo, se mete a investigar casos extraños e indescifrables.
Los invasores de Marte es la primera parte de esta saga, que comenzó en 1969 durante el régimen militar. Joaquim está convencido de que los marcianos preparan una invasión de la Tierra. Ahora queda por convencer a Eduardo y el resto de la pandilla de amigos de la escuela para desenmascarar el malvado plan de los extraterrestres. Pero esto no es una tarea fácil. En la búsqueda de pruebas de la presencia de extraterrestres en nuestro planeta, los chicos van a venir a través de los enemigos sin escrúpulos y traicioneros. Lo peor de todo: sargento Gomes, personificación de la violencia, el representante de la represión de los años de la dictadura, dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa para capturar a los dos pequeños héroes, que él etiqueta como terroristas peligrosos. Pero el sargento tonto y sus hombres no saben que, los niños utilizarán toda su creatividad, travesuras y armas secretas, para llegar a la cima y ganar todos los desafíos. En medio de las turbulencias de la época, Joaquim y Eduardo van a contar con la ayuda de sus amigos Carlos, Bruno y Eloy, que, como ellos, viven los últimos años de su infancia, rodeado de fantasía y aventura. Inspirado por autores como Juan Carlos Marino (El genio del crimen) y en la serie de libros de “Firefly Collection”, Las aventuras de Joaquín y Eduardo traerá de vuelta a los jóvenes lectores, el placer de la investigación y la deducción, con una trama que va una época en que no existían los teléfonos celulares, a pensar en computadoras personales era ciencia ficción y, por diversión, era suficiente para salir de casa para reunirse con amigos y jugar a la pelota, andar en bicicleta o... Meterse en problemas!
Pero no se equivoquen: esto no es un libro sólo para niños. Los adultos también podrán divertirse y recordar los días de la infancia, donde todo era una gran aventura, y siempre había un misterio que descifrar en cada esquina.
Los invasores de Marte es la primera parte de esta saga, que comenzó en 1969 durante el régimen militar. Joaquim está convencido de que los marcianos preparan una invasión de la Tierra. Ahora queda por convencer a Eduardo y el resto de la pandilla de amigos de la escuela para desenmascarar el malvado plan de los extraterrestres. Pero esto no es una tarea fácil. En la búsqueda de pruebas de la presencia de extraterrestres en nuestro planeta, los chicos van a venir a través de los enemigos sin escrúpulos y traicioneros. Lo peor de todo: sargento Gomes, personificación de la violencia, el representante de la represión de los años de la dictadura, dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa para capturar a los dos pequeños héroes, que él etiqueta como terroristas peligrosos. Pero el sargento tonto y sus hombres no saben que, los niños utilizarán toda su creatividad, travesuras y armas secretas, para llegar a la cima y ganar todos los desafíos. En medio de las turbulencias de la época, Joaquim y Eduardo van a contar con la ayuda de sus amigos Carlos, Bruno y Eloy, que, como ellos, viven los últimos años de su infancia, rodeado de fantasía y aventura. Inspirado por autores como Juan Carlos Marino (El genio del crimen) y en la serie de libros de “Firefly Collection”, Las aventuras de Joaquín y Eduardo traerá de vuelta a los jóvenes lectores, el placer de la investigación y la deducción, con una trama que va una época en que no existían los teléfonos celulares, a pensar en computadoras personales era ciencia ficción y, por diversión, era suficiente para salir de casa para reunirse con amigos y jugar a la pelota, andar en bicicleta o... Meterse en problemas!
Pero no se equivoquen: esto no es un libro sólo para niños. Los adultos también podrán divertirse y recordar los días de la infancia, donde todo era una gran aventura, y siempre había un misterio que descifrar en cada esquina.
386 pages, ebook
First published May 16, 2014
About the author
Michael Ruman
3 books5 followersI'm a film and television director, editor and writer.
As a director my works include the feature film “Os xeretas” (aka X kids), the drama-series "9mm São Paulo" (Fox Television), a children's series, "Disney Cruj" (Disney Channel and SBT network), and 5 short-subject films.
I also edited 10 feature films and about 30 short films.
"The adventures of Joaquim and Eduardo" is my first released book and it is part of a series of seven adventure stories inspired by authors such as João Carlos Marinho ("The criminal mastermind"/O gênio do crime), the children's book-series of the 70’s called "Firefly Collection" (Coleção Vagalume), and many classics of youth literature.
The first story will bring back to young readers, the pleasure of investigation and deduction, with a plot that takes place at a time when there were no mobiles, personal computers were only seen in science fiction movies and, to have fun, was enough to leave home to hang out with mates to play ball, ride a bike or...
Getting into trouble!
As a director my works include the feature film “Os xeretas” (aka X kids), the drama-series "9mm São Paulo" (Fox Television), a children's series, "Disney Cruj" (Disney Channel and SBT network), and 5 short-subject films.
I also edited 10 feature films and about 30 short films.
"The adventures of Joaquim and Eduardo" is my first released book and it is part of a series of seven adventure stories inspired by authors such as João Carlos Marinho ("The criminal mastermind"/O gênio do crime), the children's book-series of the 70’s called "Firefly Collection" (Coleção Vagalume), and many classics of youth literature.
The first story will bring back to young readers, the pleasure of investigation and deduction, with a plot that takes place at a time when there were no mobiles, personal computers were only seen in science fiction movies and, to have fun, was enough to leave home to hang out with mates to play ball, ride a bike or...
Getting into trouble!
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October 4, 2015
Reviewed By Janelle Fila for Readers’ Favorite
Invaders from Mars: The Adventures of Joaquim and Eduardo by Michael Ruman is a children's adventure tale that follows the strange and mysterious life of 11-year-old Joaquim and his best friend Eduardo. The story begins in 1969 with Joaquim certain of an alien invasion of Earth. But Eduardo is less convinced of the Martians' plans, so the two boys begin an adventure to find clues of aliens on Earth. The boys unwittingly stumble upon a real invasion plan of Earth and it is up to them to stop Sergeant Gomes and the rest of Earth's enemies. Can the boys stop the Martian invasion? Or will the aliens prove too strong to let a complex invasion plan be foiled by two preteen boys?
One thing that readers will appreciate about this story is the simplistic nature of this book. Because the setting is 1969, readers are thrust into a world without cell phones or video games or iPods, or any other electronic device. This was a refreshing aspect of the story. The main characters must use deductive reasoning to discover the truth about the alien invasion and can't rely on the Internet to solve their problems for them. This is a fun, cute mystery, with a lot of interesting clues that kids will really appreciate and understand. Parents can also be happy with the message of this story and feel good that their children are reading a nice, clean story that is educational as well as entertaining.
Invaders from Mars: The Adventures of Joaquim and Eduardo by Michael Ruman is a children's adventure tale that follows the strange and mysterious life of 11-year-old Joaquim and his best friend Eduardo. The story begins in 1969 with Joaquim certain of an alien invasion of Earth. But Eduardo is less convinced of the Martians' plans, so the two boys begin an adventure to find clues of aliens on Earth. The boys unwittingly stumble upon a real invasion plan of Earth and it is up to them to stop Sergeant Gomes and the rest of Earth's enemies. Can the boys stop the Martian invasion? Or will the aliens prove too strong to let a complex invasion plan be foiled by two preteen boys?
One thing that readers will appreciate about this story is the simplistic nature of this book. Because the setting is 1969, readers are thrust into a world without cell phones or video games or iPods, or any other electronic device. This was a refreshing aspect of the story. The main characters must use deductive reasoning to discover the truth about the alien invasion and can't rely on the Internet to solve their problems for them. This is a fun, cute mystery, with a lot of interesting clues that kids will really appreciate and understand. Parents can also be happy with the message of this story and feel good that their children are reading a nice, clean story that is educational as well as entertaining.
February 24, 2017
Uma aventura muito divertida, histórica e complexa,
As Aventuras de Joaquim e Eduardo apresentam os dois personagens, crianças muito divertidas em suas aventuras mirabolantes vivendo em uma época de ditadura militar, retratando um pouco do ódio contra comunistas/terroristas na época (um caráter histórico muito interessante) ao mesmo tempo em que ocorrem sonhos em tempos diferentes e universos paralelos - pelo que entendi - premeditados por um autor de ficção científica chamado Paulo Monteiro.
Apesar do caráter infantil, diálogos cheios de risadas, aventuras impensáveis a lá "esqueceram de mim", o livro traz muitos aspectos complexos, tal como os próprios marcianos, as mudanças de época e sonhos vívidos somados a visões de mundos paralelos - com possíveis viagens ao tempo.
Espero o segmento da história para poder compreender melhor a real aventura!
As Aventuras de Joaquim e Eduardo apresentam os dois personagens, crianças muito divertidas em suas aventuras mirabolantes vivendo em uma época de ditadura militar, retratando um pouco do ódio contra comunistas/terroristas na época (um caráter histórico muito interessante) ao mesmo tempo em que ocorrem sonhos em tempos diferentes e universos paralelos - pelo que entendi - premeditados por um autor de ficção científica chamado Paulo Monteiro.
Apesar do caráter infantil, diálogos cheios de risadas, aventuras impensáveis a lá "esqueceram de mim", o livro traz muitos aspectos complexos, tal como os próprios marcianos, as mudanças de época e sonhos vívidos somados a visões de mundos paralelos - com possíveis viagens ao tempo.
Espero o segmento da história para poder compreender melhor a real aventura!
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