burton@inuxe.UUCP (Thomas Burton) (09/29/83)
Well, curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to call my local library to see if they had any information on the Tycho Bass series that I mentioned in a previous article. The only book I could remember was "Mr. Bass's Planetoid", which the librarian said they had, along with some of the others. It turned out they had ALL of the others, so I checked them out and here is the relevant information: The Mushroom Planet books by Eleanor Cameron: The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (1954) Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet (1956) Mr. Bass's Planetoid (1958) A Mystery for Mr. Bass (1960) Time and Mr. Bass (1967) These books concern the adventures of David Topman and Chuck Masterson with their astronomer-artist-inventor friend Tycho Bass from the Mushroom Planet. The Mushroom Planet is a small satellite of Earth which can only be seen through a telescope with a special filter. David and Chuck built a rocket in response to an ad Mr. Bass placed in a local paper, and using sealant and fuel provided by Mr. Bass, they traveled to the Mushroom Planet to meet Mr. Bass's people (the Mushroom people, or Mycetians as they were later called). I haven't read the books yet, but I intend to now that I've found them again. Sure they're on a juvenile level; so what? I also discovered that the library has many of John Christopher's books as well; maybe I'll check them out after these. Doug Burton ihnp4!inuxe!burton ATTCP-IN
ewok@ucbvax.ARPA (Lisa Rodgin) (05/04/85)
<yes folks i know the all the titles!!> The set of five books by Eleanor Cameron: The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet Mr. Bass's Planetoid A Mystery for Mr. Bass Time and Mr. Bass For what it is worth, I own the first book. It is a cheapie edition published by Little, Brown and Co. (I picked it up in Dark Carnival, in Berkeley). I strongly suspect that the books are out of print though. I read them all in libraries. (but if anyone finds them, please tell me...I love them too!!) -lisa