Atomic Ace and the Robot Rampage - Softcover

Jeff Weigel is a published author and an illustrator of children's books.

Grade 1-3–A new adventure told in rhyme by the author of Atomic Ace: (He's Just My Dad) (Albert Whitman, 2004). Boldly colored comic-book panels showing Ace in action are interspersed with the somewhat more mundane scenes of his son at home and at school. That is, until the worlds collide, when Atomic Ace's nemesis, Roboconqueror, unleashes a robot army that invades the boy's classroom. Ace is off in space protecting the planet and is too far away to rescue his son. Just when he is about to meet his doom, he is whisked away by another superhero–with a strangely familiar face. It is Energy Angel, aka Mom, who saves the day. It turns out that she had been quite the superhero until she had her son, and misses the old days. Dad enlists the services of the vanquished robot army to help with household duties to free up her time, and she is back in the superhero business. While some of the rhymes seem a bit forced, the story flows for the most part, and the bold, graphic layout with intricate details will attract readers. Purchase where the first book is popular.–DeAnn Okamura, San Mateo County Library, CA
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