Here Come The Blobbies [Hardcover]

Jorge (Author)

Book Description

"Here Come The Blobbies" introduces us to the fantastic world of the Blobbies and their first adventure: A mystical gate has opened and the evil Hexacones are unleashed upon Blobbieworld. The seven youngest Blobbies are forced to escape to a strange planet called Earth, where they must learn to use their shape-changing abilities to defeat the invaders and reclaim their world.

This is a Picture Book and Audio CD/CD-ROM set with educational content, games and songs (please review the table of contents for details).

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Welcome to Blobbieworld, a land where Blobbies--pleasant, shape-changing space creatures--live and play. Here the seven youngest Blobbies, named for the colors of the rainbow, learn how to blobbiemorph into triangles, hexagons, cubes, pyramids, and other shapes. All’s peaceful until Blobbie Violet and Blobbie Indigo take a notion to go back into space and investigate the forbidden fruits there. In no time, the naughty baby Blobbies have awakened the slumbering Blobbie Void, releasing an army of evil Hexacones. The Blobbie children have no choice but to escape to a "long forgotten world" called Earth. Will they ever be able to vanquish the Hexacones and return to their beloved Blobbieworld?

Author/illustrator Jorge’s unusual picture book--part science fiction, part fantasy, part personality type test--manages to tell an exciting space adventure story while educating readers on such complicated shape concepts as polyhedrons and polygons. Pages in the back provide information about shapes, as well as a chart for readers to use to determine what Blobbie they most resemble. Blobbie Red, for example, also known as The Warrior, is "Athletic, Energetic, Passionate, Self-Loving, Spontaneous, Instinctive and Courageous." A CD-ROM is included, featuring "The Blobbie’s Shape Challenge," animations, an interactive personality chart, songs, and a bonus adventure story. (Ages 6 to 12) --Emilie Coulter

From the Publisher

Winner of the "TOY OF THE YEAR AWARD" at the 2005 Creative Toy Awards.

Finalist for "CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD" at the 2004 Foreword Magazine Awards.

Finalist for "CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD" at the 2004 Writers Notes Book Awards.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Pers Publishing (July 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932179321
• ISBN-13: 978-1932179323
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,190,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The colors and shapes were amazing, August 31, 2003

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V. Presedo-Floyd "veronicapf" (Los Gatos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Come The Blobbies (Hardcover)

I read this book to my 5 year old daughter and she loved it. Some of the shapes were above her head (and mine, too!) but there was a glossary at the end of the book that explained them and she loved that. The colors were vibrant and she loved the story. She thought it was great that the kids saved the parents.
Fun book to read with your child. It also has software to play with at the end.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids really identify with the Blobbies!, August 24, 2003

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Christina K. (Park City, UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Here Come The Blobbies (Hardcover)

Jorge has another winner here! The Blobbies are charaters that represent each of the colors of the rainbow and are able to morph in to any shape imaginable. Also, each character has it's own set of personality traits that kids can identify with. The first time we read the book, the kids were excited to discover which Blobbie each of our family members most closely resembled. Idetifying with one of the Blobbies in the story is a great way for them to feel involed in the Blobbies' adventure! Here come the Blobbies is the current favorite at our house!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Which Blobbie are you?, September 8, 2003

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Donna T (Sunnyvale, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Here Come The Blobbies (Hardcover)

My son (6) and I love this book! We had so much fun not just reading it but then deciding which Blobbie was most like ourselves. It is quite imaginative and full of color. I've been recommending it to all of our friends.