y separately published work icon Space Scout series - publisher   children's fiction   children's   adventure  
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Space Scout
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y separately published work icon The Big Freeze Hilary Badger , A. Mackie , C. Bennet (illustrator), Prahran : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2010 Z1806881 2010 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'Twelve-year-old Kip Kirby is going on his first space scout mission! But how fun will his mission be if his spaceship is acting like a grumpy babysitter?

'It's the year 3054, and Earth is overpopulated and quickly running out of resources. The human race needs to move to a new planet, and it's up to the Space Scouts to find one before it's too late. Twelve-year-old Kip Kirby is Earth's youngest ever Space Scout. When he's not playing Particleball or riding his rocketboard, he's on scouting missions. He and his half-wolf, half-human co-pilot, Finbar, travel the universe in the MoNa 4000, their spaceship whose personality is stuck on the 'Grumpy Babysitter' setting. In each mission the threesome investigates a new planet. There are surprises in store around every corner. Will Kip be the Space Scout to find the new Earth and save humanity?' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2010
y separately published work icon The Jelly People Hilary Badger , Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2010 8895491 2010 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'Scouting a giant underwater city sounds awesome to Kip. That is, until he meets the poisonous Jelly People who live there...' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2010
y separately published work icon The Gas Giant Hilary Badger , Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2011 8895877 2011 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'Kip can't wait to explore Vapod, a giant gas planet with cool flying aliens. But as soon as Kip arrives, the planet comes under attack. Can Kip save the day before it's too late?' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2011
y separately published work icon The Alien Brainwash Hilary Badger , Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2012 8895560 2012 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'When Kip lands on a planet covered with giant flowers, it feels like the most boring place in the universe. But are these creepy weeds as innocent as they seem?' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2012
y separately published work icon The Slime Volcano Hilary Badger , Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2012 8895704 2012 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'When Kip gets trapped on a slimy, gross planet, he thinking it's the worst mission ever–and then he meets the gigantic hairy aliens that are stuck there as well.' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2012
y separately published work icon The Robot King Hilary Badger , Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2012 8895773 2012 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'It is the year 3054, and Earth is over-populated and quickly running out of resources. The human race needs to move to a new planet, and it's up to Kip Kirby, the youngest ever ‘Space Scout', to find one before it's too late.' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2012
y separately published work icon The Shrinking Race Hilary Badger , Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2012 8895837 2012 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'While investigating the planet Colbalt and the tiny blue aliens living there, Kip learns that the Baltians weren't always so little.' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2012
y separately published work icon The Kid Kingdom Hilary Badger , Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2013 8895609 2013 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'Kip is off to a planet without any adults! It's every kid's dream—a world full of hover-boarding and chocolate fountains. But when disaster strikes, are the kids too busy playing to save themselves?' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2013
y separately published work icon The Dark World Hilary Badger , Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2013 8895952 2013 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'As soon as Kip lands on a weird planet, the aliens there are struck down by a mysterious sickness. Either Kip is deadly to the aliens, or there's something more sinister going on.' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2013
y separately published work icon The Brainiacs Hilary Badger , Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2013 8895994 2013 single work children's fiction children's science fiction

'When kids in the annual Smartest Kid in the Universe competition start disappearing, Kip suspects foul play. Can he get to the bottom of it, or will he be the next victim?' (Publication summary)

Prahran : Hardie Grant Books , 2013

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First known date: 2010

Works about this Work

Fiction in Series : Resources for Literacy and Pleasure in the Primary Years Lyn Linning , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 27 no. 5 2012; (p. 14-19)
Survey of all the major publisher and author series suitable for primary school children.
Untitled Rayma Turton , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 25 no. 2 2010; (p. 31)

— Review of Space Scout 2010 series - publisher children's fiction
Encouraging Boys to Read ... in Space! Jennifer Kean , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 89 no. 6 2010; (p. 11)
Untitled Rayma Turton , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 25 no. 2 2010; (p. 31)

— Review of Space Scout 2010 series - publisher children's fiction
Encouraging Boys to Read ... in Space! Jennifer Kean , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 89 no. 6 2010; (p. 11)
Fiction in Series : Resources for Literacy and Pleasure in the Primary Years Lyn Linning , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 27 no. 5 2012; (p. 14-19)
Survey of all the major publisher and author series suitable for primary school children.
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