How do you pronounce HORK Bajir?
Here’s how I pronounce them: Hork rhymes with “cork,” and Bajir sounds like “buh-JEER”; Visser rhymes with “kisser”; Toe-BYE-us.
Are Animorphs aliens?
Naming themselves “Animorphs” (a portmanteau of “animal morphers”), they use their ability to battle a secret alien infiltration of Earth by a parasitic race of aliens resembling large slugs called Yeerks, that can take any living creatures as a host by entering and merging with their brain through the ear canal.
Where do the Animorphs live?
It is also revealed that the Animorphs lived in California, a fact that had not been revealed throughout the course of the series. The remainder of the book describes the development of the characters over the course of three years after the war.
How many words does an Animorph book have?
For now, though, enjoy these fun facts. -The total word count for the series is: 1,449,150 words. -The longest main-series book is #1 The Invasion, at 29,716 words.
How big is a Yeerk?
In the series, a Yeerk is described as a parasite that takes over the body of another being by infesting a host’s brain through their ear canal. It resembles a small, grey-green slug about five or six inches long (see The Capture, first U.S. print edition page 150).
What do Yeerks look like?
In their natural state, Yeerks resemble large slugs, and live in lakes of sludge known as Yeerk pools. Yeerks have the ability to enter another being’s body through the ear canal and take over all brain functions, including basic motor and speech control, essentially “becoming” that person.
What happened to the Yeerks?
In the last Animorphs book, after the Andalites captured the Pool Ship, the Yeerks didn’t stand much of a chance against the Andalites. So some ships fought and were destroyed, others surrendered. At the end of the war, there were still thousands of Yeerks down on Earth, in various host bodies.
How do Yeerks reproduce?
Yeerks reproduce through fusion-fission. This happens when three parent Yeerks merge into a single entity, which then breaks apart into hundreds of separate grubs. This destroys the three parent Yeerks in the process.
What grade level is Animorphs?
Animorphs: The Invasion
| Interest Level | Reading Level | ATOS |
|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 – 7 | Grades 1 – 4 | 3.7 |
Can Animorphs turn into Yeerks?
This is the third time in the series where an Animorph is infested by a Yeerk and becomes a Controller. This is the first and only time in the series where an Animorph morphs into a Yeerk and infests someone. An episode of the Animorphs TV series was based on the part of this book where Cassie morphs into a Yeerk.
How does the book The Hork-Bajir begin?
The book is introduced by Tobias, who flies to the valley of the free Hork-Bajir, where Jara Hamee tells him the story of how the Yeerks enslaved the Hork-Bajir, and how Aldrea, an Andalite, and her companion, Dak Hamee, a Hork-Bajir, tried to save their world from the invasion.
What color is Hork-Bajir?
In a strange choice of deco, the Hork-Bajir toy is colored mostly in yellow, black, and red. This was a very odd choice, considering the descriptions in the books and the packaging art shows Hork-Bajir as being green mostly.
Why did war Prince Alloran kill the Hork Bajir?
The remaining free Hork-Bajir were destroyed by the Quantum Virus, which War-Prince Alloran-Semitur-Corrass had programmed to kill all Hork-Bajir – Controllers as well as the free Hork-Bajir still alive on the planet – to prevent them from becoming enslaved.
What is the Hork-Bajir morph in the absolute?
In The Diversion, Jake, Tobias, Cassie, Marco and Ax used their Hork-Bajir morphs to infiltrate into a Yeerk-run medical facility, posing as Blue Band Hork-Bajir, with the morph being used again in The Absolute by Tobias and Ax, who easily defeat three human – Controllers and liberate Marco.