Adventures with the Vikings (Good Times Travel Agency) - Hardcover

Bailey, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550745425 ISBN 13: 9781550745429

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2001

Synopsis

The Binkerton twins, Josh and Emma, and their little sister, Libby, unwittingly stumble into the Good Times Travel Agency and are carried off on a trip they'll never forget. First, the kids are stowaways on a Viking longship. Then, the Berserker, the most feared of Norse warriors, drags Josh along on a Viking raid. And Emma makes a plunder blunder that turns the siblings into slaves! Will the Binkertons' latest saga come to an untimely end? Adventures with the Vikings mixes fact and fiction for fast, funny and fascinating romps through the past. Kids will adore the contemporary comic-book look, while parents, teachers and librarians will love the well-researched story lines and solid factual information.

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.

Bill Slavin has illustrated over sixty books for children, including Stanley's Party, Stanley's Wild Ride, Stanley at Sea, Transformed and The Farm Team. He lives in Millbrook, Ontario, with his wife, their cat, two rabbits, five squirrels and a family of cardinals.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 3-5-In previous titles, the Binkerton children landed in ancient Egypt and the Middle Ages, thanks to the Good Times Travel Agency. Now, as they are hurrying home from school, they are reluctantly driven into the agency during a hailstorm. The twins, Emma and Josh, want to leave in a hurry, but little Libby grabs hold of a book on the Vikings and opens it. In a flash, the siblings are transported back into the time of the Norsemen. The narrative is presented in comic-book format, with rectangular text boxes to set the scene and dialogue balloons. Once the adventure begins, the worn-looking pages of the "guidebook" appear at the bottom of the spread, with the text the kids have to read to complete their journey. Bailey's humorous presentation of both the Binkertons' adventures and the Viking information is sure to hold young readers' attention and will appeal to reluctant readers. Give the book to your "Magic Tree House" (Random) or "Time Warp Trio" (Viking) series fans and they're sure to gobble it up.

Be Astengo, Alachua County Library, Gainesville, FL

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About this edition

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1550745425
• ISBN 13: 9781550745429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Slavin Bill