Li'l Pan #8

Lil' Pan and his pal Petey are dragged from a moonlit walk by a mysterious metal man and transported via spaceship to an extraordinary destination—but not before discovering that their captor isn't alone. With a ship full of iron men and a captain with plans of his own, Lil' Pan's adventure is just beginning, and Mars awaits in this sci-fi romp from cartoonist Pat Adams.

When Li'l Pan and Petey find themselves captured by an alien Emperor planning to invade Earth with fifty thousand battle robots, the boy discovers an unlikely defense: jive music. Armed with nothing but a musical stick and quick thinking, Li'l Pan must convince the Emperor that this "secret weapon" is worth hearing—and hope the aliens find it irresistible enough to call off their invasion.

High above the western valleys, the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep survives as one of nature's most remarkable climbers, leaping across impossible gaps and scaling treacherous peaks with unmatched grace. This non-fiction feature explores how these magnificent animals developed their legendary sure-footedness, their struggles against predators both wild and human, and their hard-won comeback from near extinction when protected lands finally offered them refuge.