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| image | | image = File:Race for Survival paperback front cover.jpg | ||
| alt | | alt = A book cover with art of the LEGO Rock Raiders minifigures Jet and Axle flying on the Hoverboard from the Tunnel Transport set (number 4980); behind them is a pool of lava. The book's title is written as "Race for SURVIVAL"; the Dorling Kindersley Readers label is above it. | ||
| caption | | caption = | ||
| author | | author = [[Marie Birkinshaw]] | ||
| illustrator | | illustrator = [[Roger Harris]] | ||
| language | | language = English | ||
| genre | | country = | ||
| publisher | | genre = [[Wikipedia:Children's literature|Children's literature]] | ||
| pub_date | | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | ||
| media_type | | pub_date = Spring 2000 | ||
| pages | | media_type = Print (paperback) | ||
| isbn | | pages = 48 | ||
| oclc | | isbn = 0-7513-7264-1 | ||
| oclc = 44154725 | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Race for Survival''''' is a 2000 [[Wikipedia:Children's book|children's book]] by [[Marie Birkinshaw]] | |||
It was | '''''Race for Survival''''' is a 2000 [[Wikipedia:Children's book|children's book]] written by [[Marie Birkinshaw]] and illustrated by [[Roger Harris]]. It was published by [[Dorling Kindersley]] in early 2000 as part of the ''Readers'' series. The book is based on the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] theme and serves as a sequel to the 1999 puzzle book ''[[Rock Raiders (1999 book)|Rock Raiders]]'' (writren by Anna Knight, but also illustrated by Harris). | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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| video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn9uBU9mD1o ''Race For Survival'' read by R.R. Slugger] at YouTube | | video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn9uBU9mD1o ''Race For Survival'' read by R.R. Slugger] at YouTube | ||
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''Race for Survival'' is set six months after the [[LMS Explorer|LMS ''Explorer'']] was stranded in orbit around an [[planet (Rock Raiders)|uncharted planet]] (in this book called Planet U). After escaping Planet U, the Rock Raiders have returned on a scientific expedition. | |||
In the caverns of Quadrant 14, an unexplored region of Planet U, [[Axle]] is mining for [[LEGO ore]] with the [[Chrome Crusher]]. A sudden tremor knocks the Chrome Crusher onto its side and causes a cave-in, trapping Axle in the tunnel. | |||
== Publication == | |||
Race for Survival was announced for a spring 2000 release in the US in February.<ref name="Lodge"/> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{ | <ref name="Lodge">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_publishers-weekly_2000-02-14_247_7/page/112/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Children's Books for Spring |first=Sally |last=Lodge |date=February 14, 2000 |magazine=[[Wikipedia:Publishers Weekly|Publishers Weekly]] |location=[[Wikipedia:New York City|New York]] |publisher=Reed Properties |volume=247 |issue=7 |pp=112-113 |ISSN=0000-0019 |quote=New Dorling Kindersley '''LEGO Readers''' are... ''Race for Survival'' by Brkinshaw ($12.95, paper $3.95, 9-10).}}</ref> | ||
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'''''Race for Survival''''' is a 2000 [[Wikipedia:Children's book|children's book]] by [[Marie Birkinshaw]] based on the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] theme. | |||
It was illustrated by [[Roger Harris]], who also illustrated the 1999 [[Rock Raiders (1999 book)|''Rock Raiders'']] puzzle storybook, and published by Dorling Kindersley in 2000 as part of the Dorling Kindersley ''Readers'' series. | |||
Unlike the other two books, which retell the theme's story, this story is set six months later, featuring the Rock Raiders returning to the theme's alien planet. Each page features brief articles on geology relevant to events in the story. | |||
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== Plot == | |||
Aboard the LMS ''Explorer'', [[Sparks]] is reminiscing about the first mission the Rock Raiders undertook on Planet U when Axle radios for help. [[Chief]] selects Rock Raiders for a rescue team, consisting of [[Docs]], [[Jet]], [[Sparks]], and [[Bandit]]. The team has to find Axle before his oxygen purifier fails; Chief also notes that the area contains dormant volcanoes that may have caused the tremor. | |||
The Rock Raiders arrive on the surface of Planet U in Quadrant 14 half an hour later, where they split up: Sparks and Jet take a [[Granite Grinder]] and a [[Hover Scout]] into the mountain to find Axle, Bandit takes the [[Rapid Rider]] along the underground rivers to find an alternate rescue route, and Docs takes a Hover Scout to find the source of the tremor. Sparks and Jet find the rockfall Axle is trapped behind; Axle hears the Granite Grinder's engine and communicates through the boulders with [[Wikipedia:Morse code|Morse code]]. Sparks worries that drilling with the Granite Grinder would cause another cave-in, and without enough time to bring down the [[Loader Dozer]], he and Jet start digging with a LEGO beam. The two only manage to clear a few rocks over the next ten minutes, when a [[Rock Monster]] suddenly appears and digs through the pile of boulders. The two Rock Raiders find the Chrome Crusher behind the rockfall, but Axle and the Rock Monster are both gone. | |||
Meanwhile, Docs is exploring nearby in Quadrant 15 when a second tremor causes a volcanic eruption. Docs races his Hover Scout away from the magma to safety. Elsewhere, Bandit is exploring an icy river with the Rapid Rider when he sails into the den of an [[Ice Monster]]. The Ice Monster attacks the Rapid Rider, damaging one of its skis. Docs catches up with Jet and Sparks, and the three find a huge marble cavern with piles of [[power crystal]]s covering the shores of an underground lake. Axle is in the cavern with a sleeping Rock Monster. A giant [[Slimy Slug]] appears and starts devouring power crystals until the Rock Monsters drive it away. | |||
Docs detects that a volcanic eruption is going to destroy the Rock Monsters' secret cavern. Sparks has an idea to redirect the magma by blowing up the Chrome Crusher to block off the cavern. The Rock Raiders race away as the Chrome Crusher explodes, and the eruption explodes out of the mountain. On the surface, the team reunites with Bandit, who turned the Rapid Rider's ski into a snowboard. | |||
== References == | |||
[[File:Race for Survival Anna Knight cover.jpg|thumb|upright|Alternate/early cover crediting Anna Knight]] | |||
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[https://archive.org/details/shop-at-home-fall-2000/page/n29/mode/2up?view=theater "Stock Up Early on Great Gifts for LEGO Maniacs!"]. | |||
pp. 30--31 | |||
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* {{cite book |last=Birkinshaw |first=Marie |year=2000 |title=Race for Survival |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |location=[[Wikipedia:London|London]] |ISBN=0-7513-7264-1}}. | |||
** {{cite book |last=Birkinshaw |year=2000 |title=Race for Survival |edition=1st American |publisher=[[DK Publishing]] |location=[[Wikipedia:New York City|New York]]}} {{ISBN|0-7894-5458-0}} (pbk.), {{ISBN|0-7894-6096-3}} (hc.). | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:13, 15 February 2025
| Race for Survival | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Author | Marie Birkinshaw |
| Illustrator | Roger Harris |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Dorling Kindersley |
Publication date | Spring 2000 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 48 |
| ISBN | 0-7513-7264-1 |
| OCLC | 44154725 |
Race for Survival is a 2000 children's book written by Marie Birkinshaw and illustrated by Roger Harris. It was published by Dorling Kindersley in early 2000 as part of the Readers series. The book is based on the LEGO Rock Raiders theme and serves as a sequel to the 1999 puzzle book Rock Raiders (writren by Anna Knight, but also illustrated by Harris).
Plot
| External video | |
|---|---|
 Race For Survival read by R.R. Slugger at YouTube |
Race for Survival is set six months after the LMS Explorer was stranded in orbit around an uncharted planet (in this book called Planet U). After escaping Planet U, the Rock Raiders have returned on a scientific expedition.
In the caverns of Quadrant 14, an unexplored region of Planet U, Axle is mining for LEGO ore with the Chrome Crusher. A sudden tremor knocks the Chrome Crusher onto its side and causes a cave-in, trapping Axle in the tunnel.
Publication
Race for Survival was announced for a spring 2000 release in the US in February.[1]
References
- ↑ Lodge, Sally (February 14, 2000). "Children's Books for Spring". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 247, no. 7. New York: Reed Properties. pp. 112–113. ISSN 0000-0019.
New Dorling Kindersley LEGO Readers are... Race for Survival by Brkinshaw ($12.95, paper $3.95, 9-10).
External links
- Race for Survival, First American Edition at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow)
- Race for Survival, First American Edition (2001 rebind) at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow)
