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Spikez

Richard Mayers author John Burton illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Burton Mayers Books

Published:1st Aug '12

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The iconic British Hedgehog gets a technological upgrade in this exciting children's novel about an unlikely bunch of animal cyborgs. Spikez and his team are sent on their most dangerous mission yet - to protect their home from total destruction after Magatron, a weaponised magpie, malfunctions. Professor Windar's amazing team of hybrid-drones are unveiled in front of a military audience. Their purpose: to support the UK's fight against global terrorism. But when his deadliest prototype malfunctions, the local inhabitants of Greenacres find themselves entangled in a fight for survival like no other. Claws clasp, feathers fry, and microchips meddle as a new breed of hero is born. Can the future of humanity and animalkind be saved by Spikez? The book is supported with bonus content which can be accessed free online.

"A new hero in hedgehog form - more fun than Sonic!" Hugh Warwick, Ecologist, Writer (A Prickly Affair, Hedgehog, Linescapes, The Beauty in the Beast) and passionate fan of the hedgehog; "Spikez is an accessible, stimulating read that introduces children with new concepts in technology and encourages them to develop an interest in the surrounding nature. I wish it had also been around when I was younger!" Dr. Mohammad Majid al-Rifaie; Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, Researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London and Committee Member in the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (SSAISB); "It's a wonderfully original concept ... It reminded me very much of Animal Farm at the very beginning and I certainly see the parallels with The Animals of Farthing Wood (another childhood favourite of mine)."Amy Lewis, British Wildlife Trusts; "I really enjoyed the plot, the action sequences, the technical details, the web referrals and the emerging philosophical issues, and I pretty much empathised with Spikez/Prickles although I am not an adolescent hedgehog." Dr David Dewhurst, Secretary of the Cybernetics Society; "Not only a great read but helps to encourage children to think about wildlife on a larger scale. Fantastic!" Amazon Review; "Relevant and topical, whilst also entertaining and well written. Would thoroughly recommend it for those looking for books to encourage their children to read." Amazon Review

ISBN: 9780957338708

Dimensions: 203mm x 127mm x 22mm

Weight: 438g

390 pages