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|title="Bumblebee Rumble" | |||
|image=BRStorybookcover.jpg | |||
|caption=Read along as Bumblebee scuffles with a nasty Decepticon named Barricade! | |||
|publisher=[[Publications International, ltd.]] | |||
|date=2007 | |||
|coverdate= | |||
|adaptation by=[[Shawn Currie]] | |||
|art=[[Guido Guidi]] and [[Josh Burcham]] | |||
|isbn=ISBN 978-1-4127-6802-3 | |||
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]] | |||
|dimensions=8" X 8 3/4" | |||
|page count=10pp | |||
}} | |||
'''Bumblebee and the Autobots must protect Sam from the Decepticons!''' | |||
==Synopsis== | |||
[[File:BumblebeeRumble-SamandBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]] | |||
Sam races down the street, fleeing from a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|yellow Camaro]] that appears to be driving itself! He bumps into a police car... which turns out to be [[Barricade (Movie)|an evil robot in disguise!]] The evil Barricade demands Sam's map to the [[AllSpark]]. But the yellow Camaro transforms into another robot, Bumblebee, and begins to fight Barricade. Fleeing once more, Sam crashes into [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]. The two of them run away together when [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] comes after them. Frenzy manages to catch up to Sam, and jumps on his back. But Mikaela goads the Decepticon into attacking her instead, and she quickly knocks out the little brute. | |||
When all the fighting is done with, Barricade lays in pieces and Bumblebee approaches Sam and Mikaela. Sam and Bumblebee become friends. Then Mikaela asks why Bumblebee transforms into a beat up old car if he can disguise himself as anything, prompting the Autobot to adopt a new alternate mode: a shiny new Camaro! The three then drive off, ready for anything! | |||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==Features characters== | |||
{{Featuredcharacters|c1= | |||
== | |||
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (3) | * [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (3) | ||
|c2= | |||
* [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (2) | * [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (2) | ||
* [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (5) | * [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (5) | ||
|c3= | |||
* [[ | * [[Sam Witwicky]] (1) | ||
* [[Mikaela|Mikaela]] (4) | * [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] (4) | ||
}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
*''Bumblebee Rumble'' uses 3 replaceable AG-13 button cell batteries (included!) | |||
== | *As the reader progresses through the story, they encounter various icons which indicate they are to press one of the buttons down the right hand side of the book, playing a sound effect. There are seven different sound effects, accompanied by seven different icons. The "Bumblebee" icon plays an audio clip of a car driving, then screeching its tires. The icon depicting Barricade half-way through his transformation sequence plays a brief sound of mechanical things shifting. The icon depicting Barricade face plays a clip of a police car's siren. The "Decepticon logo" icon plays a brief musical cue. The "Autobot logo" icon plays a different musical cue. The icon depicting Bumblebee punching Barricade plays the sound of metal clanking. The final icon depicts Frenzy's face. Listen to it yourself! | ||
[[Image:BRStorybookinside.jpg|right|200px|thumb|With those big soulless eyes, no wonder he | {{listen | ||
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|The Frenzy noise is addictive | |||
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*Sadly, there was no [[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)#The Board Game|"board game"]]. | |||
{{-}} | |||
===Trivia=== | |||
[[Image:BRStorybookinside.jpg|right|200px|thumb|With those big soulless eyes, no wonder he's such a beloved children's icon.]] | |||
* Much like Milton's classic Paradise Lost, Bumblebee Rumble begins ''in medias res'', starting out with Sam on a pink bicycle trying desperately to escape the Camaro that has been following him. | * Much like Milton's classic Paradise Lost, Bumblebee Rumble begins ''in medias res'', starting out with Sam on a pink bicycle trying desperately to escape the Camaro that has been following him. | ||
* Barricade is described as being 16 feet tall; Shawn Currie seems to enjoy mentioning that particular fact. | * Barricade is described as being 16 feet tall; Shawn Currie seems to enjoy mentioning that particular fact. | ||
* Rather than an industrial zone seen in the movie, the action in this case takes place close to downtown. | * Rather than an industrial zone seen in the movie, the action in this case takes place close to downtown. | ||
* Mikaela knocks Frenzy out...with her bare hands. | * Mikaela knocks Frenzy out...with her bare hands. Because reciprocal saws are for wimps. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://pilbooks.com/childrens/index.cfm/book/4470/classid/Interactive%20Play-a-Sound Publisher's website. | * [http://pilbooks.com/childrens/index.cfm/book/4470/classid/Interactive%20Play-a-Sound Publisher's website. An identical format was utilized for over a dozen more licensed properties.] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Adaptations]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Audiobooks]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Movie storybooks]] | ||
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 Read along as Bumblebee scuffles with a nasty Decepticon named Barricade! | |||||||||||||
| "Bumblebee Rumble" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Publications International, ltd. | ||||||||||||
| First published | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Adaptation by | Shawn Currie | ||||||||||||
| Art | Guido Guidi and Josh Burcham | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Movie continuity | ||||||||||||
Bumblebee and the Autobots must protect Sam from the Decepticons!
Synopsis
[edit]
Sam races down the street, fleeing from a yellow Camaro that appears to be driving itself! He bumps into a police car... which turns out to be an evil robot in disguise! The evil Barricade demands Sam's map to the AllSpark. But the yellow Camaro transforms into another robot, Bumblebee, and begins to fight Barricade. Fleeing once more, Sam crashes into Mikaela. The two of them run away together when Frenzy comes after them. Frenzy manages to catch up to Sam, and jumps on his back. But Mikaela goads the Decepticon into attacking her instead, and she quickly knocks out the little brute.
When all the fighting is done with, Barricade lays in pieces and Bumblebee approaches Sam and Mikaela. Sam and Bumblebee become friends. Then Mikaela asks why Bumblebee transforms into a beat up old car if he can disguise himself as anything, prompting the Autobot to adopt a new alternate mode: a shiny new Camaro! The three then drive off, ready for anything!
Features characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
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Notes
[edit]- Bumblebee Rumble uses 3 replaceable AG-13 button cell batteries (included!)
- As the reader progresses through the story, they encounter various icons which indicate they are to press one of the buttons down the right hand side of the book, playing a sound effect. There are seven different sound effects, accompanied by seven different icons. The "Bumblebee" icon plays an audio clip of a car driving, then screeching its tires. The icon depicting Barricade half-way through his transformation sequence plays a brief sound of mechanical things shifting. The icon depicting Barricade face plays a clip of a police car's siren. The "Decepticon logo" icon plays a brief musical cue. The "Autobot logo" icon plays a different musical cue. The icon depicting Bumblebee punching Barricade plays the sound of metal clanking. The final icon depicts Frenzy's face. Listen to it yourself!
| Bumblebee Rumble Sounds
The Frenzy noise is addictive — 158 Kb
|
- Sadly, there was no "board game".
Trivia
[edit]
- Much like Milton's classic Paradise Lost, Bumblebee Rumble begins in medias res, starting out with Sam on a pink bicycle trying desperately to escape the Camaro that has been following him.
- Barricade is described as being 16 feet tall; Shawn Currie seems to enjoy mentioning that particular fact.
- Rather than an industrial zone seen in the movie, the action in this case takes place close to downtown.
- Mikaela knocks Frenzy out...with her bare hands. Because reciprocal saws are for wimps.
