Customer Reviews

Time Traveler's Journal

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I'll be honest, the first thing that caught my attention was the pocket watch. I love pocket watches, and a functional "backwards running" watch is certainly going to get my attention.

This book is pretty darn nifty - much like the "Ology" series (Dragonology, Pirateology, Wizardology, etc) there's lots of flaps to lift and bits to take out and read and explore as you learn about "Lisa Einstein - the missing Einstein". Daughter of famous scientist Albert, she finds an unusual stone in an unusual store and becomes able to travel backwards and forwards in time!

Full of glimpses of famous events (The Titanic, the Chicago Fire, Woodstock,) and famous people (Amelia Erhardt, Jimi Hendrix, and, of course, Albert Einstein), this is a 'learn stuff while having fun' sort of book.

And the pocket watch is darn nifty. Highly recommended!

I actually didn't buy the book. I found the pocket watch on the ground, and it is the COOLEST thing EVER! I have always wanted a pocket watch, and the one I have been eyeing is too expensive, so I was elated to find a pocket watch. I also enjoy wacky things, so when I discovered it was backwards, I flipped out!!! It actually works even though it was in the ice and snow and all wet!
I recommend this watch to anyone who like weird things, or is a fan of watches!! Did I mention that engraved on the watch is an Albert Einstein quote! Cool huh?!

~Zoe

I bought the book for my 8-year-old son, who deemed it "A great science fiction book to read over and over!" He treasures the backward-running watch!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, from the hidden little pockets to the cute backwards running watch. I didnt even know Einstein had a daughter till i wanted to recomend this book to someone and i googled her. Aparently there WAS a Lisa Einstein, who died at a young age. Very interesting. This book also had me doing other research, like who wrote the first real vampire story. And while Stoker wrote Dracula as the first vamp novel, there was a short vampiric short story that came a year before hand. Buy the book and see whatelse compels you to google~!

As for the watch, i still have it, tho the batteries died and i cant get the compartment open. Gotta take it to a jeweler i guess.

this book is designed to make history a fun learning experience and it does this very well.

My son loves these types of books. The book is very interactive. The backwards running pocket watch is really cool.