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| 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.
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| author           = Marie Birkinshaw
| author     = [[Marie Birkinshaw]]
| illustrator       = [[Roger Harris]]
| illustrator = [[Roger Harris]]
| language         = English
| language   = English
| genre            =  
| country    =  
| publisher        = [[Dorling Kindersley]]
| genre      = [[Wikipedia:Children's literature|Children's literature]]
| pub_date          = Spring 2000<ref>{{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> 
| publisher  = [[Dorling Kindersley]]
| media_type       = Print (paperback)
| pub_date    = Spring 2000
| pages             = 48
| media_type = Print (paperback)
| isbn             = 0-7513-7264-1
| pages       = 48
| oclc             = 44154725
| isbn       = 0-7513-7264-1
| oclc       = 44154725
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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.
'''''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).
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 ==
== 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 story of the LEGO Rock Raiders theme. After the [[LMS Explorer|LMS ''Explorer'']] escaped the [[planet (Rock Raiders)|uncharted planet]] (in this book called Planet U), the Rock Raiders have returned there on a scientific expedition.


In the caverns of Quadrant 14, an unexplored region of Planet U, [[Axle]] is mining for [[LEGO ore]] using the [[Chrome Crusher]]. A sudden tremor knocks the Chrome Crusher onto its side and causes a cave-in, trapping Axle in the tunnel. 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.
''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.
 
== References ==
 
{{LEGO Rock Raiders}}
{{Dorling Kindersley}}
 
[[Category:2000 books]]
[[Category:Books by Marie Birkinshaw]]
[[Category:Books illustrated by Roger Harris]]
[[Category:British books‎]]
[[Category:Dorling Kindersley books]]
[[Category:Dorling Kindersley Readers books]]
[[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders books]]
 
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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.
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.
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== References ==
== References ==
[[File:Race for Survival Anna Knight cover.jpg|thumb|upright|Alternate/early cover crediting Anna Knight]]
[[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!"].
[https://archive.org/details/shop-at-home-fall-2000/page/n29/mode/2up?view=theater "Stock Up Early on Great Gifts for LEGO Maniacs!"].


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=== Bibliography ===
=== Bibliography ===
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://archive.org/details/raceforsurvival00birk ''Race for Survival'', First American Edition] at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow)
* [https://archive.org/details/raceforsurvival00birk ''Race for Survival'', First American Edition] at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow)
* [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780613352123 ''Race for Survival'', First American Edition (2001 rebind)] at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow)
* [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780613352123 ''Race for Survival'', First American Edition (2001 rebind)] at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow)-->
 
{{LEGO Rock Raiders}}
{{Dorling Kindersley}}
 
[[Category:2000 books]]
[[Category:Books by Marie Birkinshaw]]
[[Category:Books illustrated by Roger Harris]]
[[Category:British books‎]]
[[Category:Dorling Kindersley books]]
[[Category:Dorling Kindersley Readers books]]
[[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders books]]

Revision as of 04:20, 15 February 2025

Race for Survival
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.
AuthorMarie Birkinshaw
IllustratorRoger Harris
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherDorling Kindersley
Publication date
Spring 2000
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages48
ISBN0-7513-7264-1
OCLC44154725

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
video icon 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.

References