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STILL just as terrific as the first time!
I'm so happy to see that I'm not the only 40+ person who has rediscovered this book from their childhood.I, too, first read this when I picked it up in the school library around 1967 or so.I've thought about this story on and off thru my entire adult life and FINALLY asked a librarian while visiting the other day.....she went straight to it after only getting a brief description of the story.I sat down last night and began re-reading.....I could feel myself smiling and slowly slipping back into my carefree childhood.I only wish Eleanor Cameron were still alive that I could write and thank her for creating such an incredible story.It feels like a long overdue homecoming!I can't wait to get home and read some more (just like I did 40 yrs ago!!!)

A blast from the past....
Boy does this book bring back some memories.I orinally read this book when I was around eight or nine years old.I must have read my copy about ten times over course of the next two or three years.that was thirty years ago.I vividly recall this book and I recommend it to young and old.

Wonderful Book, Wrong Cover
This is a fantastic, classic book written in the 50s and much loved by the generation that began reading in the 50s and 60s!Today's children should like it just as much, especially those interested in space travel and science-fiction.
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The best book about mushrooms I 've ever read
The book Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet is a great book.Some characters are Chuck and David the original space travelers from the first mushroom planet book.Chuck and David live fairly close to each other.They live pretty close to Cap'n Tom's beach.About the problem in the story, when David, Chuck, and Mr. Theo Bass blast off from Earth they hear something like a soft voice.Lucky for them (not really) a curious professor Horatio Q. Peabody stows away in their space ship but they can't really turn around so they take him along.A while after they've been on the misty green planet of Basidium (the mushroom planet), Horatio enters a sacred place on Basidium without permission. Thanks to that the ancient ones nearly take out Chuck, David, Mr. Theo and a few other people.In the end after they've left Basidium and have gotten back home, Horatio can't remember pretty much anything due to a drink he took on Basidium.Mainly, Horatio's upset and he steals Chuck and David's space ship, but something weird happens while he is in space.I'm not going to give away what happened but, Horatio crash lands about a month later in the ocean not knowing anything about Basidium.Then Chuck and David go help Horatio out of the ocean and walk him up the beach.

Sequels and Science......what a joy!!
This book follows the wonderful story set down by Cameron in her first book of the series. As a science teacher, I am still captivated by the wonderful work and research that went into the book in light of the volume of space knowledge known at that time.A wonderful flight to worlds unseen where you can relax with well developed characters and charming guests as well. A book that will grab you by your imagination and never let go! Well worth the read, well worth a reasonable price to own the series. A book I look forward to reading again. Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet
Two very smart boys who like to study the solar system,Chuck and David,invite a man who likes everything for himself over to give a lecture to their space society.The man's name was Horatio.At the lecture Horatioover-hears David,Chuck,and Theo,a Mushroom man from the Mushroom Planet,talking about the space ship and when they are taking off.Horatio asks tostay the night so he can see what they were planning to do.He sneaks aboardthe ship without anyone noticing him.Theo,David and Chuck find Horatio inthe back of the space ship when they were half way to The MushroomPlanet,Basidium. When they reach,they begin to speak in Basidiumitelanguage. They didnt remember how to speak english.Horatio takes notesabout Basidium so he can prove his dicovery on earth. Horatio steals jewelsfrom the Basidiumites to bring back proof.He did this so he can be famouson earth.Because the Basidiumites didn't want there land to be exposed theking,Ta gave Horatio The Drink Of Forgetfulness.Horatio goes back to earthand doesnt remember basidiumite language so his notes were useless. ... Read more

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wow
I used to hate reading and would not ever in my wildest dreams ever read a book untill i went to the library. My dad and I were looking at book titles when he came across a funny picture. He showed it to me and I to his suprise and my own asked if i could get it out. He was thrilled that i would want to read the book. after I read the first book I wanted to read more. and when I ran out of books and the sequence was over and there were no more books I became enraged and wanted more and now fortwo years I have waited to buy the series the whole time my parents doubting that I would ever find it but here it is at Amazon. comright in front of my eyes. you should read it as well and you will be surpised at how interesting it is!

Creeps me out 25 years later
I loved the Mushroom Planet books but my memories of this one are entirely different. I haven't read it since I was a kid but it has probably shaped my fascination for weird fiction, of stories about what might happen in parallel to the familiar world we know about. I remember being very frightened and horrified even -- I was a timid child! -- but there was also an undeniable attraction to the "dark side," which I found unexpectedly in the familiar characters.

Mushroom Planet meets King Arthur mythos
This book was definitely different in tone from the rest of the series.The premise is that the inhabitants of the Mushroom Planet are related totoday's Welsh, and the boys and Mr. Bass are caught up in a mysteryinvolving the hidden grave of Arthur and Guinevere and the evil forceswhich caused his overthrow. The final scene in Wales is utterly chillingand still sends shivers down my spine. If you can accept the rather sillypremise at face value, you have a dark and thrilling read ahead of you.Very enjoyable for those who like a little mystery to deepen their lightfantasy reading. ... Read more

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