The Magic Tunnel [Paperback]

Caroline D. Emerson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1964

Imagine suddenly finding yourself living three hundred years ago! Sarah and John take a subway ride one day - and magically find themselves back in 1664, when New York was New Amsterdam. How odd it is to be living in colonial times! Sarah and John are rescued by an Indian scout. They meet Governor Peter Stuyvesant. They see the English take New Amsterdam from the Dutch. They are living in the midst of history. But all the while Sarah and John wonder - will they ever find the magic tunnel that leads back home?

Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (1964)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000WA9OG4
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, living in old New York is fascinating to a child of today., July 21, 2009

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LME "The Discerning Viewer" (Central CA, USA) - See all my reviews

My daughter,eleven, can't put this book down. Although it is fairly short for her advanced reader status, the book has captivated her. She is drawn by the way it makes another time period and way of life feel real. She likes lots of books, but loves this one.

This is a good candidate for reprinting.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Search over, February 24, 2009

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Page V. Tolbert (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I've been searching for this book since childhood -- bless the internet for leading me back to this wonderful place. As New York grows ever more homogenized, with fewer landmarks to its history, this book and its story of Dutch days in New Amsterdam becomes ever more meaningful. Loved it as a kid, and still do.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Second Grade, January 16, 2011

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Sarah Waldman (Sunnyside, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magic Tunnel (Paperback)

I teach second grade in New York City, where the curriculum is the history of New York City, and this book is perfect. It provides a comprehensive and age appropriate description of life in New Amsterdam, couched in a compelling time travel story that keeps kids raised on the Magic Tree House engaged. I use it as a read aloud and it is both a big hit, and a cornerstone of my social studies teaching.

Kids love it on their own as well.