Good Times Travel Agency: Ancient Greece (Good Times Travel Agency) - Hardcover

Linda Bailey; Bill Slavin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713663391 ISBN 13: 9780713663396

Publisher: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

This is the fourth volume in a gripping series of adventure stories in which the intrepid Binkerton children grapple with a different period in history. In Adventures in Ancient Greece the Binkerton trio want to see the next Olympic Games, but instead end up watching the sports in Ancient Greece! But this is not simply an entertaining narrative: the comic strip story provides a wealth of information about the period - thanks to the Good Times Travel Agency guide book, which accompanies the children on their adventure. The guide book provides a running commentary on the time in history, providing the reader with all kinds of well-researched information about the social system, everyday way of life, boats, buildings, clothing and food of the time.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Bailey is the award-winning author of numerous children’s books, including Stanley’s Party, Stanley’s Wild Ride, Stanley at Sea, the Stevie Diamond mysteries and The Farm Team. Linda lives in Vancouver.

From Booklist:

Gr. 3-5. One in a series of Good Times Travel Agency cartoon-style peeks at ancient cultures, this humorously illustrated picture book takes kids on a brief trip to Greece at the time of the inception of the Olympic Games. The story line is cursory; it's the text at the bottom of each page that provides the important details about daily life, the role of women, how democracy worked in its founding society, the structure of Greek warships, and so on. The adventure aspect of the book is well pitched for the intended audience, but there is some needless editorializing, including the presumption that kids will find philosophy an inherently boring topic. Page layouts are effective, and the cartoon panels are handsomely painted, making this an inviting book to browse and a likely candidate for casual readers to consume willingly. Francisca Goldsmith
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About this edition

• Publisher: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0713663391
• ISBN 13: 9780713663396
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48