More advanced readers and those at the upper end of primary school might get impatient with the simple plot and characterisation, but it should be a fun and engaging read for middle-primary readers who enjoy easy-to-race-through chapter books about kids driving space cars and saving the day. It’s girl-friendly too, with a couple of brave and active girls rounding out Jake’s team of four space-car friends. It should be pretty successful at appealing to that demographic, with its simple space-car adventure-mystery, silly futuristic details and large print. The way he talks is strange and mechanical, he seems to fly perfectly, and why is he sneaking out onto the surface of the moon at night? Is the moon in danger? Moon Attack is the first book in a new series called ‘Jake in Space’, aimed at reluctant boy readers. There’s something weird about one of the other kids, though. But then he uncovers a plot to blow up the Moon and must. Whoosh A robot in a jet-powered winged suit flew straight past Jake and his friends. But he makes some friends right away, and flying with them turns out to be kind of fun. Jake is sent to remedial space car driving school on the Moon. Author Claire Saxby Posted on FebruCategories Younger Readers Tags Candice Lemon-Scott, Jake in Space, New Frontier Publishing, series, Volcanoes of Venus Jake In Space: Robot Games by Candice Lemon-Scott. He’s so embarrassed, and he’s sure he’ll be bored too there’s nothing to do on the moon, after all. Jake is being sent to remedial space car driving classes on the moon.
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