The Jamie Drake Equation

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But space is a dangerous place and when his dad’s mission goes wrong, can Jamie prove that he’s a hero too? To coincide with his dad's mission, Jamie's school is having a Space week and kids are designing aliens and making costumes to dress up in. The blending of the mundane and the fantastical was very interesting, and I actually wish this book were longer.

However, Jamie’s made of the sort of determined intelligence such as we saw in The Many Worlds of Albie Bright. He also works as a freelance publisher and education consultant and has written several publications about encouraging children to read. Edge has struck a brilliant balance between immersing the reader in elements of space and physics, whilst bringing the reader back to earth by incorporating the more emotional side of family life. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated!While doing his homework at the observation lab one night, Jamie's phone picks up a up a weird signal. His novel The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day won the STEAM Children's Book Prize and was also nominated for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal, as were his novels The Longest Night of Charlie Noon, The Jamie Drake Equation, and the award-winning The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, which was also selected by the New York Public Library as one of the best children's books of the year. Admittedly I am no astronomy expert, but from the way this story is written, the alien/science concept is plausible and characters are believable. A son of two scientists, it's only natural that Albie uses quantum theory when his mum dies, to find a parallel universe where she's still alive.

Nominated for the 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award, the Haringey Children’s Book Award and the Bolton Children’s Fiction Award.I probably learned more from this 170-ish-page kids' book than I did in four years of high school science. When Jamie stumbles upon a rouge scientist at a dilapidated space observatory, he accidentally downloads something to his phone and starts receiving weird signals. VERDICT A fine purchase for beginner sci-fi readers or any child interested in aliens and space flight. I think this book would be good for children with an interest in STEM subjects, to encourage them to read fiction. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example.

My instant reaction is that this book does for middle grade fiction what the Big Bang Theory does for sitcoms – it brings science to life. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling. This is the second middle grade book in a row, at least the third that I can remember off the top of my head, where the young boy doesn't ever really have to process his emotions or complete his character arc in any meaningful way because aliens arrive (or another mythical creature or scientific device) and intervene, making his problems go away on their own. Wouldn’t it all seem to be rather desperate, especially if Jamie’s warned away from the observatory? He now lives in Gloucestershire, where he spends most of his time in the local library dreaming up stories.That one part when the professor starts explaining complicated math to Jamie and is like, you follow me, yeah? It's a tremendous little story with perfectly balanced science and emotion; a bit of a roller coaster at times but well worth braving the ride. Even the title of the book brought a smile to my face with it play on an existing scientific concept. Though it sounds like an abstract mathematical concept, we see the examples of Fibonacci numbers in nature. Christopher Edge is an award-winning children's author whose books have been translated into more than twenty languages.

This book would be perfect for children who are in KS2, and would work well alongside a topic on space or in relation to PSHE work. A cosmic adventure for anyone who's ever looked at the stars, from the author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright and The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day. We learn about the Jamie Drake Equation, we learn about the fibonacci sequence and more space science. However, as I've got older I've enjoyed reading fiction and non-fiction books that explore scientific concepts. Pod przykrywką fantastyczno-naukowej opowieści o kontakcie z pozaziemską cywilizacją, podanej swoją drogą bardzo interesująco i w mojej nienaukowej opinii z dbałością o logikę i fakty (przynajmniej prawie do finału), autor porusza ważne i bolesne kwestie, związane z utrzymaniem rodziny w harmonii i równowadze.Doing his homework at the observation lab one night, Jamie inadvertently picks up a weird signal on his mobile phone. Considering the topics covered, it's a light read that even reluctant readers might be tempted to try. Packed with astrophysics, emotion and invention on a galactic scale, this is science fiction at its most moving and exciting. This family drama/sci-fi-from-a-child’s-eye-view story reminded me of classics from my own childhood - especially Chocky by John Wyndham and the film E. I used to think that Dad was the star of our family’s solar system, but now I know that the light shines in all of us.