Amelia Earhart and the Flying Chariot (Time Twisters)
by Steve Sheinkin (Author) Neil Swaab (Illustrator)
"A historical home run!" --Dav Pilkey, bestselling author of Captain Underpants
Two kids must un-twist history after Amelia Earhart changes course in this hilarious Time Twisters chapter book by award-winning author Steve Sheinkin. WARNING: DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY YOU'RE ABOUT TO READ.
Well, you can believe some of it. There is some real history. But also hijinks. Time travel. And famous figures setting off on adventures that definitely never happened--till now. Time is getting twisted, and it's up to two kids to straighten things out. Siblings Abby and Doc have been racing through time to fix history after Abraham Lincoln, Abigail Adams, and Neil Armstrong started popping up in the wrong places, at the wrong times. When Amelia Earhart accidentally lands her plane in Ancient Greece, Abby and Doc partner with Kyniska, the first woman to win the Olympics, to get Amelia back on track to finish her first solo flight across the Atlantic.
Steve Sheinkin combines history, hilarity, and surprising twists in Amelia Earhart and the Flying Chariot. The Time Twisters series is a surefire hit with history buffs and reluctant readers alike!
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Publishers Weekly
In this addition to Sheinkin's effervescent series, nine-year-old protagonists Abby and Doc are exhausted from their journeys through history via cardboard box time machine. But when Abby's glasses get mixed up with Amelia Earhart's goggles, she dives back into the box to find them (plus, she really wants to meet Amelia Earhart). Crossing paths with the dauntless aviator in 1932--and learning about her famed transatlantic flight--leads to an unexpected diversion: time travel to Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympics. Swaab's black-and-white art accentuates the text's humor, while Sheinkin creates a graceful blend of true history and outrageous adventure. Fans of the books will particularly welcome the appearance of the irrepressible Abraham Lincoln in this volume. Also available in this series: Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler; Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean; and Neil Armstrong and Nat Love, Space Cowboys. Ages 7-10. (June)
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"A graceful blend of true history and outrageous adventure." —Publishers Weekly
More Praise for the Time Twisters series: "Mixing history, humor, and cartoon illustrations, Sheinkin's new series for young readers blends the appeal of Scieszka's Time Warp Trio, Osborne's Magic Tree House, and Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series." —Booklist "By the end, readers will have learned quite a bit of history along with the protagonists, without being bored at all [in this] silly story." —Kirkus Reviews "A historical home run!" —Dav Pilkey, bestselling author of Captain Underpants "A dash of history. A scoop of fun. Give this book to hungry readers everywhere!" —Jennifer L. Holm, New York Times-bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish "If you want to have fun while simultaneously learning some truly valuable lessons about history, then you absolutely MUST read these books." —Nick Bruel, New York Times-bestselling author of the Bad Kitty series Undefeated: "A model of research and documentation as well as of stylish writing that tells an always absorbing story." —Booklist, starred review "A gifted storyteller who never forgets the story in history." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Most Dangerous:"Easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The Port Chicago 50:
"Sheinkin delivers another meticulously researched WWII story." —Publishers Weekly, starred review Bomb:
"This is edge-of-the-seat material." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review The Notorious Benedict Arnold:
"American history is brought to life in this engaging story of revolution and treason." —School Library Journal, starred review
Steve Sheinkin is the acclaimed author of fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction histories for young readers, including The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights, The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery, and Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon. His accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal, and three National Book Award finalist honors. He lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and two children.
Bijou Karman is an artist and illustrator from Los Angeles. She graduated with Distinction from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Bijou is inspired by nostalgia and a love of print and bright colors. She spends most of her time working on illustrations for editorials, books, and advertising, but also works in gouache to create paintings centered around fashion. She has illustrated How to Dress by Alexandra Fullerton, What Would Boudicca Do? by E. Foley and B. Coates, and the covers of the Penguin Classics editions of books by John Steinbeck and Iris Murdoch.JUV041010 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Aviation
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JUV016020 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Ancient Civilizations
JUV064000 - Juvenile Fiction | Time Travel
History
Earhart, Amelia
Women air pilots
Greece
To 146 B.C
