Max and Me and the Time Machine [Paperback]

Gery Greer (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up

When Steve brings home a time machine he bought for $2.50 at a garage sale, Max is suspicious. "There' s no such thing as time travel. Or time machines." Then they both end up in the year 1250 in medieval England -- Steve as Sir Robert Marshall and Max as his horse! -- and Max must admit the machine works.
Sir Robert soon finds himself in the midst of a duel to the death with the Hampshire mauler, defending not only his honor, but his life. Can Max rescue him? Will the machine return him in time to spare his life? The 20th century never looked so good.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Pure entertainment handled with a light touch and breezy style." -- -- The Horn Book

"This rollicking tale is full of action and wit." -- -- ALA Booklist

About the Author

Gery Greer and Bob Ruddick are the authors of many children’s books including Jason And The Escape From The Bat Planet and This Island Isn’t Big Enough for The Four of Us.

Roger Roth’s illustrations appear in several children’s books including The Sign Painter’s Dream which he also wrote, as well as in magazines and newspapers.He lives in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: HarperTrophy (March 8, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064402223
• ISBN-13: 978-0064402224
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,031,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 6th graders read this book to bring Middle Ages to life., June 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Max and Me and the Time Machine (Paperback)

For students who were having difficulty with the history and vocabulary of the Medieval Times, this book proved to be most helpful. The boys in the book experienced life in the middle ages after being transported by the time machine to 1250 AD England. My students found the book to be humorous and entertaining.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Max and Me and the Time Machine, June 19, 2006

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Anna M. Ligtenberg "AnnaLovesBooks" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Max and Me and the Time Machine (Paperback)

ISBN 0064402223 - Not the best thing I've read in kids' books lately, but good enough to hook some of the reluctant readers, especially boys.

Steve and Max are best friends, which is a good thing, because otherwise Max might have killed Steve by now. Who could get away with convincing you to eat a dog treat, if not your best friend? So when Steve comes to the clubhouse with a $2.50 time machine, Max isn't surprised. He doesn't take it seriously, but he's not surprised at all. After some explaining, he agrees to go with Steve to the year 1250... even if the contraption doesn't look like it's going to go anywhere. When Steve thinks Max is getting cold feet, he flips the switch before Max knows what's going on and they find themselves in the bodies of Sir Robert, a medieval knight, and his horse!

Stunned that it worked, thrilled with their success, the boys learn how things work in the Middle Ages. From quack doctors with potions to romance with an Earl's daughter, they're enjoying themselves quite a bit. Now all they have to do is hope the time machine brings them back before one of them is killed!

This is the kind of book that could easily translate into a series, with the boys travelling through time. Since the inventor of their machine, Professor Flybender, went off in search of Atlantis, never to return, there's a story to be told there - and if they tell it, I'll read it!

- AnnaLovesBooks

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, December 4, 2005

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Carrie (Dayton, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Max and Me and the Time Machine (Paperback)

very funny easy read novel following two friends as they travel back in time to the middle ages where they find themselves in the bodies of people/animals who lived at the time.