{"id":313507,"date":"2025-01-31T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=313507"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:54:40","slug":"scarlet-defender-of-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/kids-club\/entertainment\/books\/scarlet-defender-of-the-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarlet: Defender of the Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you sitting comfortably<\/strong>? Are you fantasising<\/strong> about bamboo? Do you have black and white fur<\/strong>? Are you huge<\/strong> and cute<\/strong> and cuddly-looking<\/strong>? Well, scroll to the ‘10 facts about pandas<\/a>‘ page, because you are a panda<\/strong>, and this is not a book for pandas<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Meet Scarlet<\/strong>. She\u2019s nine years old, just like you<\/strong>… if you\u2019re nine<\/strong><\/em>. If you\u2019re not nine<\/strong>, then she\u2019s more like someone else<\/em> who is nine<\/em><\/strong>. She has red hair<\/strong>, just like you<\/strong>… unless your hair is brown<\/strong><\/em>. She is 127 centimetres tall<\/strong>, just like you<\/strong>… unless you\u2019re taller or shorter<\/strong><\/em>. Her favourite colour<\/strong> is green<\/strong>, just like you<\/strong>… unless your favourite colour is grey<\/strong><\/em>, although that seems highly unlikely<\/strong>. And she is as smart as a shiny button<\/strong>… just like you<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Scarlet only replies to the Beano ad<\/strong> for Defender of the Universe<\/strong> to prove<\/strong> to her annoying<\/strong> younger<\/strong> brother<\/strong> it’s not a real<\/em> thing – so she’s shocked<\/strong> when she actually<\/em> gets the job<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now responsible for the galaxy\u2019s safety<\/strong>, she teams up<\/strong> with co-Defender<\/strong> Jasper<\/strong>, Pom-Pom<\/strong> the cutest<\/strong> alien ever, and Bot<\/strong>, the smartest <\/strong>AI robot, on a whirlwind adventure<\/strong> to save Earth<\/strong> from an alien species<\/strong> determined<\/strong> on destruction<\/strong>… who will do anything<\/strong><\/em> for a warm cup of hot chocolate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet the Co-Defenders!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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