Rebecca's world: journey to the forbidden planet

When Mum got me this book from the library I just fell in love with it. Rebecca's World is arguably my favourite book from childhood. Later she bought me a copy and I read it so much it became well-worn and tattered. I lost that copy but I was extremely lucky to find another. Looking back at it now, I can see it was ahead of its time with its sterling message of mass deforestation brought about by greed and short-sightedness and the ecological consequences which brought misery for all. Nowadays the book would be extremely topical, so why not bring it back? Even better, why not bring it to television or the movie screen? Okay, it may be a little too weird to translate (The Bad Habits and Tongue-Twister Monster, for example, may not work so well on the screen)but you never know. There is one error I have noticed: Rebecca has seen "television science-fiction programmes" - so why do the illustrations show her clad in Victorian dress?

Excellent, a childhood classic indeed. It's because of Terry Nation that Peter Pan gave it all up for neverending childhood... the kind of story with warmth and vision that children will remember for a lifetime.

A teacher at school read Rebecca's World to us as a class when i was 9, at the time the environmental theme wasn't apparent becasue it was before people realised the problem. I recommend this book to everyone, particularly to teachers, because everyone I know who ever read it as a child rates it as amongst their favourite book. I wouldn't say that this book changed my life (except for spending far too much time in second hand bookshops trying to find a copy) but even when i read it now, it sparks off my imagination. Any book which makes you want to know the characters better is great in my book, and I'm still sad when the story ends because I want to know more about the world, and the characters. I eventually found a copy, and it is one of my most treasured possessions, probably more so because the child who owned it before me carefully coloured in the map at the front, and the pictures at the back. This should be on every childs reading list.

As a teenager I found this book to be an inspiration and a joy. I cannot remember the times I spent cold winter evenings in the company of Rebecca and her quest to save the last tree from the sinister creatures of her fantasy world. I would recommend this book to anybody who has an intrest in science fiction, science fantasy or the environment. I've lost my copy of this book now, but hopefully I can regain a copy and again read of Rebecca's journey. I have always vowed to share this story with my children, soon I hope this to be a reality. Read this book, you could do a lot worse for teenage fiction these days, but you couldn't do much better. Fantastic..

Rebecca's world is my most favorite story