Bumblebee Rumble
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<tr style="font-size:14px;"> <td class="tti_buttonlink"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td align="right" class="tti_buttonlink"> </td></tr> <tr class="tt1_secondarynav"> <td class="tti_buttonlink"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td align="right" class="tti_buttonlink"> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; background-color:#ffffff;" align="center"> <img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/c/c7/BRStorybookcover.jpg/230px-BRStorybookcover.jpg" width="230" height="260" border="0" /><br />Bumblebee and the Autobots must protect Sam from the Decepticons! Read along as Bumblebee scuffles with a nasty Decepticon named Barricade! </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; background-color:#e7d492; color:black;font-weight:bold;" align="center"> "Bumblebee Rumble" </td></tr> <tr> <td>Publisher </td><td> Publications International, ltd. </td></tr>
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<td>Date published </td><td> 2007
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<td>Adaptation by </td><td> Shawn Currie
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<td>Art </td><td> Guido Guidi and Josh Burcham
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<td>ISBN </td><td> <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=9781412768023" class="internal">ISBN 978-1-4127-6802-3</a>
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</table> Bumblebee Rumble was an Interactive "Play-a-Sound" storybook published by Publications International, ltd., Lincolnwood, IL. It is a retelling of part of the story of the 2007 Movie, namely Bumblebee's battle with Barricade.
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.
Sadly, there was no "board game".
Publication Info
- Dimensions: 8" X 8 3/4"
- Ages: 3+
- 10 pages, yet manages to cram in as much plot as Michael Bay
- Uses 3 replaceable AG-13 button cell batteries (included!)
- Conforms to ASTM F963-03 AND Part 15 of the FCC Rules! Wow!<br />
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<div style="font-size:8pt;text-align:left;padding:4pt;padding-left:0pt;line-height:1.25em">The Frenzy noise is addictive — <span class="tt1_nowrap">158 Kb</span></div>
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Major characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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<th style="background:#FFEEEE"> Autobots
</th><th style="background:#EEEEFE"> Decepticons
</th><th style="background:antiquewhite"> Others
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- Bumblebee (3)
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- Sam Witwicky (1)
- Mikaela (4)
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Trivially Pointless Minutia
- 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.
Distribution
Transformers Play-a-Sound books were available in the US at Kohl's stores.
