Review:
Hachette Livre Australia
(A
Lothian Book), 2007.
ISBN 9780734409119
(Age 6-10) Of immense appeal, especially for boys who love to make gadgets, this whimsical tale relates the adventures of Hedley Wheelspin, who returns to earth as a Mark XXVII GP robotech, after being kidnapped by alien technokops. Hedley's original prototype had been designed by Dicko Vickery but is now greatly enhanced, and he can hover, lift weights and slash tyres with his cargo cutter.
Hedley's adventures with a pig, bush animals and a reptile thief are vividly described and alive with humourous anecdotes. The use of alliteration is especially prevalent and adds to the reader's enjoyment.
David Miller's paper sculpture illustrations are delightfully original and the detail in them adds a wonderful dimension to the story.
Pat Pledger
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The secret life of Hedley Wheelspin by Robin Lovell & David Miller
Hachette Livre Australia
(A
Lothian Book), 2007.ISBN 9780734409119
(Age 6-10) Of immense appeal, especially for boys who love to make gadgets, this whimsical tale relates the adventures of Hedley Wheelspin, who returns to earth as a Mark XXVII GP robotech, after being kidnapped by alien technokops. Hedley's original prototype had been designed by Dicko Vickery but is now greatly enhanced, and he can hover, lift weights and slash tyres with his cargo cutter.
Hedley's adventures with a pig, bush animals and a reptile thief are vividly described and alive with humourous anecdotes. The use of alliteration is especially prevalent and adds to the reader's enjoyment.
David Miller's paper sculpture illustrations are delightfully original and the detail in them adds a wonderful dimension to the story.
Pat Pledger
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