The mechanimals had nearly been rendered extinct by the millennia upon millennia of war that had torn Cybertron. In a desperate attempt to save me from certain doom, my quick-thinking mum bundled me into an intergalactic i-cot and sent me bobbing down the rushing waters of a nearby river and out onto the storm-tossed sea. It was this that inspired him to implement the Beast Upgrade, wherein all Maximals and Predacons would take on far more energy-efficient beast modes based on mechanimals.

At the ripe old age of 99 and three quarters, Will decides he must try to discover the whereabouts of Ureker, the lost planet of his birth invaded by Reptoids, a gang of merciless Space Pirates, when he was still a little baby. After being claimed by Ryan, it is revealed that his voice circuit was broken for almost the entire series, leading him to speaking only few words and nothing more. With stunning two-colour, elaborately detailed illustrations, and the chance to invent your very own Marvellous Mechanimal, this marvellously original and ingenious book is packed full of knockabout fun, amazing illustrations… and the strangest menagerie you will see this year!They are mechanical pets who you need to wind up to make go, and they have their own skills and personalities. Let me introduce myself – my name is Will Jakeman and I’m an inventor, perhaps the best inventor there has ever been. Chris Tougas is an award-winning author and illustrator of several picture books, including Dojo Daycare (Owlkids, 2014) and Mechanimals (Orca, 2007). MECHANIMALS is a beautiful work of art conceived and designed by the artist Celsius Pictor, produced by Max Playing cards and masterfully printed by Legends Playing Cards.

Deeply rooted in the culture and tradition of playing cards and in its own language, every aspect of this deck is thought out and illustrated in great detail to create a unique historical universe.

Each card features beautifully illustrated characters, elements and symbols that make MECHANIMALS a beautiful collector’s item and a perfectly playable deck.

They are powered by powerful Sordalite crystals and spells bringing them to life and wishing only to obey their owners. Will Jakeman, inventor of the world famous Marvellous Mechanimals, is back with a brand new adventure featuring merciless space pirates and a 12-year-old adventurer who goes by the name of … Charlie Small!

Dubbed mechanimals, these beasts fill many of the same niches (and take many similar shapes) as flesh and bone animals on Earth and other organic planets. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. When a tornado leaves a farmer with a heap of scrap metal and no animals, his neighbors are sure it's all over for him. His plans are big, and when his neighbors dismiss them with the words, "When pigs fly," they grow bigger still. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.

Four cycles into the Grand Uprising, Megatron noticed mechanimals could metabolise their own energon. Then the three factions: Blue City, Red Hall, and Black Reef, try to collect the Mecardimals for their own purposes.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.