The Kid Who Fell Through Time
by Greg James & Chris Smith
Illustrated by Erica Salcedo
Published by Puffin Books (Penguin Random House)
ISBN 9780241470572
It seems time travel for middle grade readers is becoming quite popular.
The Kid Who Fell Through Time is fabulously good reading. Written with humour, it is a cheerful story as Angus Roberts, McQueen his dog and friends travel backwards finding themselves in Ancient Egypt .
While many kids in the 9 to 12 year age group might find ancient history rather boring, they are sure to enjoy the incredible experiences
that these get up to, including tasting what is supposed the finest of all cheeses, camel cheese. From the description he thinks it is quite disgusting and I would have to agree.
The conversations had with Akila their guide, who curiously to know where they have come from and won't accept a long way away as an answer are good examples in on the spot thinking with their impromptu answers.
Travelling through time again they suddenly find themselves racing forward to the 99th Century - talk about time travel and excitement. Now they have to escape the Evil Emperor Kragg who wants to destroy the planet.
This one huge travel adventure through different timelines, never a dull moment as they go discovering and escaping, from Roman Briton to Ancient Egypt and beyond with occasional illustrations that perfectly show Angus and friends reactions.
The authors
Greg James and Chris Smith are the multi-award-wining and bestselling authors of The Great Dream Robbery, Super Ghost and the Kid Normal series. They have been translated into over 20 languages and been shortlisted for both the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Laugh Out Loud Award. Greg and Chris have championed children’s books widely, were judges for the Blue Peter Book Award in 2017 and were official World Book Day authors in 2020. They are also committed advocates for children’s literacy and are founding members of the Primary School Library Alliance – a campaign launched by Penguin Random House and the National Literacy Trust to address the lack of investment in UK primary school libraries and in 2024 were awarded the Ruth Rendell Literacy Award, presented to those who have had the most significant influence on literacy in the UK over the past year, for their work promoting reading in schools
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