🛸 Earth Mission #001: Still in progress
A Joyce Andrews creation in collaboration with Anastasia’s Wish

Welcome BackZAK!

He came from somewhere beyond the stars. Now this curious alien-dog is stuck on Earth—learning about people, places, health, food and friendship while every plan to fly home goes hilariously wrong.

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ZAK waving in his teal hoodie
TRYING TO GET HOME
AGAIN!
ZAK looking curious while learning about Earth
One small pup. One big planet.

Earth is weird.
Earth is wonderful.

ZAK’s ship made an unexpected stop on Earth, and now the return button refuses to cooperate. Each episode sends him into a new real-world adventure. He asks big questions, makes funny mistakes, meets helpful people—and gets one step wiser, even if his spaceship gets zero steps closer to home.

1. DiscoverA new Earth mystery
2. LearnA useful life lesson
3. Launch?Not quite!
Meet ZAK in action

Curious. Chill. Always exploring.

Each picture gets its own moment, so kids can connect ZAK’s expression with what he is discovering.

ZAK wondering about how Earth works
ZAK wondersHe notices small details and asks big questions about how Earth works.
ZAK happily learning something new
ZAK learnsPeople, places, healthy habits, food, and friendship all become part of the mission.
ZAK surprised by another funny failed launch
ZAK tries againEven when the trip home fails, ZAK keeps his cool and turns mistakes into discoveries.
ZAK’s Earth Log

Every day is a new discovery.

Follow ZAK as everyday Earth experiences become out-of-this-world adventures for curious kids and their grown-ups.

Food Mission

The Vegetable That Looked Like an Antenna

ZAK investigates colorful foods and learns why trying a balanced variety helps Earth bodies feel ready for adventure.

Lesson: Food fuels us. Launch fail: carrot in the ignition.
Health Mission

Operation: Scrub-a-Dub

Invisible germs confuse ZAK until a handwashing experiment shows him how soap, water and good habits help.

Lesson: Clean hands help everyone. Launch fail: bubble overload.
Places Mission

The Library Has No Launchpad

ZAK discovers that books can take you anywhere—even when you never leave your seat.

Lesson: Curiosity opens worlds. Launch fail: wrong kind of space book.
Play together

What Kind of Earth Explorer Are You?

A quick, silly quiz for kids and parents. Choose what feels most like you—there are no wrong answers.

Question 1 of 4

ZAK’s Learning Arcade

Count, learn, and earn mission stars.

Four simple games for young Earth explorers—now including all 50 states and a 50-country flag challenge. Grown-ups can play along, too!

🎲 Counting Mission

Roll & Count

Roll ZAK’s two space dice, count every dot, then choose the total.

Mission stars⭐ 0

Press the button when you’re ready to count!

🔤 Letter Mission

ZAK’s ABC Launch

Find the picture-word that begins with the big letter. Travel from A all the way to Z!

Mission stars⭐ 0
Letter 1 of 26

Which word starts with A?

Look at the first letter in each word.

🗺️ State Mission

50-State Launch Map

Learn every U.S. state on a real-shape map, including clear Alaska and Hawaii insets.

State 1 of 50⭐ 0

Find Alabama on the map.

Interactive map of all 50 United StatesTap a state shape or use the tiny-state zoom buttons below.
🔎 Tiny-state zoom

Tap the state abbreviation that matches the name.

🌍 World Mission

World Flag Match

Match 50 country flags, then find each country on ZAK’s real-shape continent map.

Flag 1 of 50⭐ 0
Flag signal received

Which country has this flag?

First match the flag. Then ZAK will unlock the map!

ZAK’s interactive world continent mapChoose North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, or Oceania after matching a flag.ANTARCTICA NorthAmerica SouthAmerica Africa Asia Europe Oceania

Choose the country that matches the flag.

Free family mini book

ZAK’s First Earth Adventure

The Day the Snack Became Fuel

A Joyce Andrews creation in collaboration with Anastasia’s Wish

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Unlock the story

A grown-up can complete this short form, then your family can read the book here or download the printable PDF.

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ZAK’s First Earth Adventure

Cover of ZAK’s First Earth Adventure

The online reader shows the same illustrated pages included in the downloadable book.

Interactive Mission Control

Can you send ZAK home?

Press the launch button to help ZAK try one more time. Mission Control makes no promises.

Launch systems are almost probably ready.
ZAK reacts to the latest launch problem🥕
Snack-Fuel Mix-Up!ZAK remembered the snacks but forgot the spaceship fuel.

A Joyce Andrews creation in collaboration with Anastasia’s Wish

ZAK waving and inviting families to unlock the free mini book
A free story for the whole family

The next discovery starts here.

Play the family quiz, unlock ZAK’s first mini book, and come back for the next Earth mission.

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