The ice racers of triton

We leave our solar system and land on an imaginary ice-planet, Triton. The students learn about life in a different and dangerous world and about the importance of resilience and staying human in difficult situations.

The only thing to do on the ice planet of Triton is to ice-race. Azkoth, Tox and Parnak are the winners of every ice-race. The main character, Vinnie fixes their ice-jets after every race. She is good at fixing things but she would live to leave Triton forever. She is kept as a prisoner by the three ice-racers. Vinnie dreams of her father, who used to be a racer, too. Then, one day, a mysterious white ice-racer arrives and perhaps Vinnie can finally leave Triton.

Useful vocabulary: Language of descriptions: adjectives, comparative and superlative

Reading tip: Make predictions. What will happen next? Who is the mysterious ice-racer?

Illustrations: Use the images to identify and describe the characters.

Activity tip: Think of other planets. What distinguishing features does each one have (hot, gaseous, etc.)?