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Summary: Andy and Mark and the Time Machine
Review: Andy and Mark and the Time Machine Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg W.F. Reed 2000 Writer's Showcase As a Secondary History teacher, I find historical fiction and historical science fiction an interesting break from reading strictly non fiction. As a browsed the historical fiction section looking for a children's book to read (as an assignment for a class), I found several that would have been relatively interesting. However, when I found this book Andy and Mark and the Time Machine Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg W.F. Reed 2000Writer's Showcase and saw that there was a science fiction element such as time travel, and one of the most vivid battles in American History I was sold.
This review will follow this format : a brief summary of the book, and a discussion of the book in terms of its use of historical content, reader enjoyment, and the books ability to generate interest in reading.
The story starts with a description of Andy and Mark two average students who are friends and spend time together out of school. Andy's father is "scientist" that has a lab in the family's basement. It turns out that in this lab Mark's father has built a working transporter and involves the boys in an experiment to send the family cat. After the experiment, the cat appears to have been lost, but shows up laterin the basement. After thinking about the results of the experiment, they conclude that the transporter could be a time machine.
As all kids seem to be a little anxious, they decide to test out the time machine and see what the machine will do and decide to send the cat again, this time with a radio receiver that would give information as to the destination of the cat. An accident occurs and Mark gets transported along with the cat to Gettysburg Pennsylvania July 1863 on the eve of Pickett's Charge. Mark finds that the conditions of the battle are even worse than history teaches and that he barely has the stomach to handle the brutality of war.
The story ends with Mark's return to his time, place and family.
In this book, the author uses historical detail in just the right amount. In terms of being factual enough to lend some accuracy, while at the same time being general enough to allow the story to come through to young readers with an even steady flow. That is a positive when thinking about young readers and the need to expose them to all kinds of stories and books.
For young readers who might be interested in history, especially Civil War history, this book would be a great book for them to explore the time period. An even more important use for this book would be to introduce students to the time period and maybe create some interest in not only the time period, but also reading historical fiction as well.
As a whole this book was well written, fast paced, easy to understand and had an interesting storyline for readers of all ages, especially young readers. ehughes
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Summary: Andy and Mark and the Time Machine
Review: Andy and Mark and the Time Machine Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg W.F. Reed 2000 Writer's Showcase As a Secondary History teacher, I find historical fiction and historical science fiction an interesting break from reading strictly non fiction. As a browsed the historical fiction section looking for a children's book to read (as an assignment for a class), I found several that would have been relatively interesting. However, when I found this book Andy and Mark and the Time Machine Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg W.F. Reed 2000Writer's Showcase and saw that there was a science fiction element such as time travel, and one of the most vivid battles in American History I was sold.
This review will follow this format : a brief summary of the book, and a discussion of the book in terms of its use of historical content, reader enjoyment, and the books ability to generate interest in reading.
The story starts with a description of Andy and Mark two average students who are friends and spend time together out of school. Andy's father is "scientist" that has a lab in the family's basement. It turns out that in this lab Mark's father has built a working transporter and involves the boys in an experiment to send the family cat. After the experiment, the cat appears to have been lost, but shows up laterin the basement. After thinking about the results of the experiment, they conclude that the transporter could be a time machine.
As all kids seem to be a little anxious, they decide to test out the time machine and see what the machine will do and decide to send the cat again, this time with a radio receiver that would give information as to the destination of the cat. An accident occurs and Mark gets transported along with the cat to Gettysburg Pennsylvania July 1863 on the eve of Pickett's Charge. Mark finds that the conditions of the battle are even worse than history teaches and that he barely has the stomach to handle the brutality of war.
The story ends with Mark's return to his time, place and family.
In this book, the author uses historical detail in just the right amount. In terms of being factual enough to lend some accuracy, while at the same time being general enough to allow the story to come through to young readers with an even steady flow. That is a positive when thinking about young readers and the need to expose them to all kinds of stories and books.
For young readers who might be interested in history, especially Civil War history, this book would be a great book for them to explore the time period. An even more important use for this book would be to introduce students to the time period and maybe create some interest in not only the time period, but also reading historical fiction as well.
As a whole this book was well written, fast paced, easy to understand and had an interesting storyline for readers of all ages, especially young readers. ehughes
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Summary: TimeCop
Review: Hi I'm Zack, and I'm 16 and I'm from Amherst, MA. I thought that it was so cool that the kid went back in time, and got to see Pickett's charge actually going on! And he got to WARN the general (Mead I think) that it was coming. I thought it was really good. It makes history more fun I think
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Summary: TimeCop
Review: Hi I'm Zack, and I'm 16 and I'm from Amherst, MA. I thought that it was so cool that the kid went back in time, and got to see Pickett's charge actually going on! And he got to WARN the general (Mead I think) that it was coming. I thought it was really good. It makes history more fun I think
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