Joe, Fred & Sam manage to get their Ancient Egypt school projects all done without having to use their time-traveling book to check out the time of the pharaohs in person — or so they think. Joe’s little sister happens to open the book and all four of them are swept into the past and have to battle evil priests, crocodiles and collapsed tombs before they can get back. Quick, fun read!
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
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A very quick fun read, Fantastic Mr. Fox takes on the repulsive farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Like other Roald Dahl books, the book includes a victory of intelligence and polite behavior over gluttony and greed.
Author: Roald Dahl
Ages: 9 – 12
Main character(s): Animal
Part of a series: no
Where: England
When: present day
Who Was Milton Hershey?
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A real-life Mr. Wonka, Milton Hershey created an empire out of candy. This biography, from the popular Who Is? series, tells about the creative ideas and hard work that led to the creation of the Hershey bar and the chocolate and candies that are over a hundred years old and still part of everyday American life today.
Author: James Buckley Jr.
Ages: 9 – 12
Part of a series: yes
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