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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. | 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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== External links == | |||
* [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) | |||
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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. | '''''Race for Survival''''' is a 2000 [[Wikipedia:Children's book|children's book]] by [[Marie Birkinshaw]] based on the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] theme. | ||
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== Plot == | == 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. | 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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** {{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.). | ** {{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 | |
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| 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
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 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)
