About-Face Space Race (Astrokids) [Paperback]

Robert Elmer (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Series: Astrokids

Everybody knows you should love your neighbor and help those in need, but does that apply when you're in the middle of the biggest race of the year? That's what the ASTROKIDS find out in this book from Robert Elmer. It's time for the spacepod race and the ASTROKIDS are determined to win. Boys against girls sounded like such a good idea--and each side was convinced they'd beat the other. But when unexpected problems force them to work together or not compete, will they be able to put aside their differences?

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A definite read for any old ASTROKIDS fan and new alike, The book is great great. Five Stars!" -- Christian Observer, Dec. 2001

About the Author

Robert Elmer is a graduate of St. Mary's College and Simpson College in San Francisco. He has written four series for middle-grade readers: ADVENTURES DOWN UNDER, THE YOUNG UNDERGROUND, PROMISE OF ZION, and ASTROKIDS. He got his writing start as a newspaper reporter but has written everything from magazine columns to radio and TV commercials. Now he writes full time from his home in rural northwest Washington state, where he lives with his wife Ronda, and their three busy teenagers.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764223607
• ISBN-13: 978-0764223600
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,156,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Face Space Race, February 1, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: About-Face Space Race (Astrokids) (Paperback)

This is a book that will inspire you to picture it in your head while you read. The main characters are Lamar "Buzz" Bright, Daphne "Deebee" Ortiz, Theodore "Tag" Ortiz, Kumiko "Miko" Sato, and Vladimir "Mir" Chekhov. The subject of the book was a space scooter race. That is what the characters in the book do. Some of them help tighten bolts , & fix it, some also race. This book is for ages 8-12. When I read this book I feel like I am in it.