Watch This Space 1: Out to Launch

Name: Watch This Space 1: Out to Launch
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781742756202
Price: 19.99 NZD
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By Colin Thompson

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Summary

Watch This Space 1: Out to Launch by Colin Thompson is a delightful children's book that takes readers on a cosmic adventure. It tells the story of a seemingly ordinary family who wins a contest to represent Earth on television broadcasts across the universe. Filled with humour and quirky characters, the book explores themes of family, fame, and space travel in a lighthearted way.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you love stories full of humour and imagination, perfect for children who dream of embarking on intergalactic adventures. With quirky characters and exciting scenarios, it brings out-of-this-world excitement to young readers who appreciate unique and engaging tales.

Watch This Space 1: Out to Launch

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Kids adore Colin Thompson s brand of off-the-planet humour. Now here s an off-the-planet series to make them laugh even more! Radius Limpfast is one of the world s richest men. His reality TV shows have made him billions. The next series is always greater than the one before and yet he is never satisfied. Then one night, after a particularly creative bacon curry, Radius dreams up the ultimate reality show. No matter whatever anyone else comes up with, they will never be able to top it. Radius is going to send a family to the moon. Limpfast TV will pick an ordinary family, just like yours, build a rocket and a big glass dome and put them all together on the moon. The whole world will tune in to watch. This will be reality TV at its finest. What could possibly go wrong?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742756202

Publisher: Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: Random House Australia

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 193.0mm

Weight: 232g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has had more than 65 books published. He has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel How to Live Forever, CBCA Picture Book of the Year for The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley and CBCA Honour Book and the Family Therapists' Award for The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness. He has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious children's literature prize in the world. Colin lives in Bellingen, Australia. His books with Random House Australia include How to Live Forever, numerous picture books, The Floods series, The Dragons series, The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness, Free to a Good Home and Barry.

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