Noah and the Miktons (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

After many years of languishing in an antiques shop, the Noah family are delighted when they and their large ark full of animals are bought as a Christmas present for a little girl. But their happiness is short lived when they find that they are going to be in direct competition with a computer game called ‘Blast the Greenies’, where the Mikton Space fleet endlessly fight the Greenies from the planet Zog. Mr Noah has old fashioned views on such things and his first bungling attempt to talk to the Miktons via the computer ends in humiliation. But the children of the ark have more success and strike up a friendship with a young Mikton cadet FZ-71-X - or 'Fizz'. She is fascinated by the Noah's life - "you’ve got a mother AND animals - you’re so lucky." and Japhet, Shep and Ham are equally impressed by the shiny space age living style of the Miktons.Tensions in the Noah family worsen as Noah becomes firmly entrenched in his views about 'dratted aliens' and flies into a fury when he finds the boys playing with home made toy space ships. The feud looks certain to end in tragedy when Fizz and Japhet go for an illicit midnight flight and find themselves ambushed by the deadly Greenies - but the communities pull together to save the children and at the end of a dramatic night, a secret is revealed. Aimed at junior readers, this seven chapter book is a lively and fun read for boys and girls. It is ideal bedtime reading, with easy bite size chapters for those who find longer books more challenging.