Disney's Dream (Blast to the Past) (Paperback)

by Stacia Deutsch (Author), Rhody Cohon (Author), David Wenzel (Illustrator)
Key Phrases: history club, recording tube, Walt Disney, Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse (more...)

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Product Description
A world without cartoons? No way!

It's Monday again, and for Abigail, Jacob, Zack, and Bo, that means it's time-travel Day! This week the kids can't believe their luck: They're going to meet Walt Disney!

But when they jump back to the past, they discover that Mr. Disney wants to quit instead of making the first animated movie with sound. Abigail and her friends can't let that happen: Without his first movie, there wouldn't be all those other awesome Walt Disney movies or a Disney Channel on TV! But how can the kids get Mr. Disney to follow his dream -- and keep their mission top secret?

About the Author
Stacia Deutsch and her writing partner, Rhody Cohon, have written more than twenty-one books in the past four years. In addition to their award winning creative chapter book series entitled, BLAST TO THE PAST, Stacia and Rhody have also ghost written for a popular girl's mystery series, published two non-fiction texts, and a young adult romantic comedy called IN THE STARS. They have also written junior movie tie in novels for summer blockbuster films, including BATMAN, THE DARK KNIGHT. Stacia lives in Irvine, California with her three children. Visit her at www.blasttothepastbooks.com.

Rhody Cohon does all the research and editing for the series. She has a

master's degree in computer engineering. Rhody has three children as

well; they live in Tucson, Arizona.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (May 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689870256
• ISBN-13: 978-0689870255
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #443,714 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just in time for Disney's 50th!, June 16, 2005

By	Ann Tatum "abc-books" (East Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently read this book myself. I enjoyed it, and since my own girls are 12 & 14 I passed it on to several of our friends' children. They all loved it. One girl, who is a huge Magic Tree House fan, really enjoyed reading it. I'd say this series is a combination of the Magic Tree House & The Magic School Bus -- but without the magic! I also appreciated the author's notes at the end that explained "historical fiction." A great summer read on your way to DisneyLand! I'm looking forward to the next in this series.

5.0 out of 5 stars I Loved Disney's Dream!, January 30, 2007

A Kid's Review

Disney's Dream was very good because I learned a lot about Walt Disney that I never knew before. I also liked it because the author was very good at describing Walt Disney's feelings. I recommend this book to people around the ages of 7-10 years old. I have read every book in the series and find they are an excellent and fun way to learn about history. The Blast to the Past books really bring the characters to life in an exciting way. I can't wait for the next book to be written so I can read it at once!
Michelle J
Age 9
San Diego, CA

4.0 out of 5 stars Disney's Dream, May 11, 2006

A Kid's Review

Blast to the past Disney's Dream is a fabulous book by Stacia Deusch and Rhody Cohon, illustrated by David Wonzer. Disney's Dream is the second Blast to the Past book series. It is about four kids named Zack, Bo, Jacob and Abigail who time travel with their teacher using a computer cartridge with a picture on it to tell them where they are going in history, this books picture is Mickey Mouse, so they assume they are going to Walt Disney. Their teachers name is Mr. C and their job is to encourage important people in history who are giving up not to give up. The book is told from Abigail's point of view. In this story the teacher gets left behind because the kids do not wait for him! When they go they find they have arrived much too early! At the end of the book when they get back Mr. Caruthers (Mr. C) assigns them a five page essay on hopes and dreams because they should have learned all about them on their journey but mostly because they didn't wait for him.

What I like about this book is that is about a really well known and important person and not some important but less well known person. I also like that one of the characters has my name except it is spelled with a k instead of an h at the end even though he is not really like me at all.

I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to you. The first thing I liked that it was about a well known person. The next thing I like about is that it is an educational book. Last is that it can also be funny. Overall I think this is a really great book.

By Zach, age 9