Lost in the Tunnel of Time (Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs (Aladdin Paperback)) [Paperback]

Sharon M. Draper (Author), Jesse Joshua Watson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 2006 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs (Aladdin Paperback) (Book 2)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Contemporary African American boys model strong friendships and a knack for solving neighborhood mysteries.

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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About the Author

Sharon Draper is a two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author, most recently for Copper Sun, and previously for Forged by Fire. She's also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Author Award for New Talent for Tears of a Tiger and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for The Battle of Jericho and November Blues. Her other books include Romiette and Julio, Darkness Before Dawn, and Double Dutch. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years. She's a popular conference speaker, addressing educational and literary groups both nationally and internationally. For more information visit her online at www.sharondraper.com.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition (January 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689879121
• ISBN-13: 978-0689879128
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,024,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Sharon Draper is a two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author, most recently for Copper Sun, and previously for Forged by Fire. She's also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Author Award for New Talent for Tears of a Tiger and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for The Battle of Jericho and November Blues. Her other books include Romiette and Julio, Darkness Before Dawn, and Double Dutch. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years. She's a popular conference speaker, addressing educational and literary groups both nationally and internationally.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for ages 8-9., December 1, 2006

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Cathy "Multicultural Book Reviewer" (Lincoln, NE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lost in the Tunnel of Time (Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs (Aladdin Paperback)) (Paperback)

A good mystery for the grades 3-4 audience. Four African-American middle school students investigate tunnels under their school for ghosts of the Underground Railroad. Slightly unbelievable that middle school kids had never heard of the Underground Railroad or that their dog digs them out of trouble. However, middle elementary should enjoy the suspense.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good mix of fun but learning experience., February 28, 2011

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This review is from: Lost in the Tunnel of Time (Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs (Aladdin Paperback)) (Paperback)

I personally liked the Buried Bones Mystery more but my son loves this book as much as the first. It teaches the background of the underground railroad in a not so 'teachy' or 'preachy' way that is uninteresting to kids. Well written to put kids in the moment with the characters of the book.