George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt by Lucy Hawking & Stephen Hawking

Author:Lucy Hawking & Stephen Hawking [Hawking, Lucy & Hawking, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Action & Adventure, General, Science & Technology, School & Education
ISBN: 9781416986713
Google: I6XPlAEACAAJ
Amazon: B00G4DALVU
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 2009-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

‘Youch!’ the figure cried, tripping over a half-assembled satellite.

‘Oh, colliding hadrons!’ It hopped from foot to foot. ‘I’ve stubbed my toe! Ouch! Ouch!’

Emmett got a sick feeling in his stomach. It felt like it did when he ate some foods that he knew he was allergic to. There was only one person it could be underneath the white suit and he was about the last person Emmett wanted to see right now.

The hopping figure stopped dancing around and ripped off his back-to-front face mask and head gear. It was, of course, Eric.

‘Ahh,’ he said, looking down at Emmett, disguised in his white suit. ‘Do you, by any chance, work here?’

‘Er, yes, yes, I do!’ said Emmett in his deepest voice. ‘Absolutely. Have done so for years. Many many many many many many years. I’m really ancient, in fact. You just can’t tell because I’ve got my face mask on.’

‘It’s just that you look, a bit … well, a touch, perhaps …’

‘I was taller,’ said Emmett in his grown-up voice. ‘But I got so old I shrank.’

‘Yes, yes, interesting,’ said Eric calmly. ‘Well, the thing is, Mr …’

‘Hm, hm …’ Emmett cleared his throat. ‘Professor, if you don’t mind.’

‘Of course, Professor …?’

Emmett panicked. ‘Professor Spock,’ he said wildly.

‘Professor … Spock,’ repeated Eric slowly.

‘Er, yes,’ said Emmett. ‘That’s right. Professor Spock from the University of … Enterprise.’

‘Well, Professor Spock,’ said Eric, ‘I wonder if you could help me. I’m looking for some kids who I seem to have lost. And maybe you’ve seen them somewhere around here? Or, being so wise and so very old, you might have an idea where they’ve got to? They were seen coming this way by a security camera.’

‘Kids?’ repeated Emmett gruffly. ‘Can’t stand them. Don’t have any of them in my Clean Room. No, not never. Not kids.’

‘The thing is,’ said Eric gently, ‘I really do need to find them. For a start, I’m worried about them and I’d like to know that they’re OK. But also because we’ve got an emergency situation going on and it involves one of the missing kids.’

‘It does?’ said Emmett, forgetting to use his adult voice.

‘Actually it’s about his father,’ Eric told him.

‘His father?’ Emmett whipped off his face mask. ‘Is my dad OK? Has anything happened to him?’ Tears filled his eyes.

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