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    Escapades of a Space Gazer
    Escapades of a Space Gazer
    Escapades of a Space Gazer
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    Escapades of a Space Gazer

    By Debbie McKelvey

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    Archie Arbuckle is determined to help great-grandpa Wellington fulfil his life ambition – to make contact with extra-terrestrials.
    Archie, the unlikely hero and child who never gets picked for anything, is meanwhile desperate to be chosen to help in a new science experiment soon to take place at his school - growing rocket from seeds that had been in space.
    As great-grandpa brings Archie on a whirlwind tour of the wonders of the cosmos, Archie’s shaky confidence begins to grow as he learns he too can ‘be a star and shine bright’.
    On their adventures, Archie learns some important life lessons as he helps great-grandpa to cope with the problems of old age and dementia.
    Despite these set-backs though, the two do eventually manage to find a life-form – but it’s not quite what they had bargained for...
    The Rocket Science Experiment of 2016 caught the imagination of children across the UK as thousands of schools took part, growing rocket from seeds that had been in space. Part of the Space Seed Adventure series, Escapades of a Space Gazer is set around this experiment, following Archie’s backstory before he appears in Space Salad.
    Perfect for children aged 7 to 12, this book will open their minds to the wonders of space and science through fiction.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDebbie McKelvey
    Release dateMay 30, 2017
    ISBN9781370477975
    Escapades of a Space Gazer
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    Debbie McKelvey

    Debbie McKelvey is a journalist and author best known for writing the Space Seed Adventure series. From her background in local newspapers Debbie has seen how often truth, really is stranger than fiction, and loves to use these uncanny stories as a basis for her books. As a child, she found primary school a difficult and deflating experience and so is passionate about creating characters who inspire children to develop self-confidence and flourish. As a 'late bloomer', she relates well to the struggles children face trying to find their identity and for this reason loves to champion the underdog. Despite championing underdogs though, she is in fact herself a cat lover and owner of a cheeky orange tom affectionately named Jasper Carrot and an incredibly lazy, incredibly fluffy, tabby who loves sleeping on top of the fish tank. She likes to try and include at least one cat in each book. When not writing stories, Debbie is usually doing taxi runs for her teenage son, aspiring to be a domestic goddess, and ticking off bucket list goals with her best friend and husband, Kevin.

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      Escapades of a Space Gazer - Debbie McKelvey

      Escapades

      of a

      Space Gazer

      By

      Debbie McKelvey

      Copyright 2017 Debbie McKelvey

      Clanbrassil Publishing

      Smashwords edition

      Watch out for Space Salad!

      Space Salad, the next exciting book in the series, is now available.

      Here, the strange seeds from outer space have been planted in the school greenhouse but as Archie Arbuckle watches over them, he can’t shake the feeling that something is watching over him – something extra-terrestrial!

      The story is based on the Rocket Science Experiment of 2016 in which British Astronaut Tim Peake asked school children across the UK to plant rocket seeds that had been in orbit with him and compare them with seeds from earth.

      It’s available now from your favourite online bookseller.

      Contents

      Chapter 1 The Mercurian birthday

      Chapter 2 Wellington’s greatest ambition

      Chapter 3 The space gazer’s gift

      Chapter 4 Are we alone?

      Chapter 5 Gearing up

      Chapter 6 Hedge-crashing

      Chapter 7 Be a star

      Chapter 8 The Life-Form

      Chapter 9 Whopsle

      Chapter 10 Honorary member of the UFO Hunters Club

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      The Mercurian birthday

      The girl in the bakery

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