Adventures in the Ice Age (Good Times Travel Agency)
Gr. 3-6. In the sixth offering from the Good Times Travel Agency series, the Binkerton kids find themselves transported back in time to southern France during the Ice Age. As they discovered on previous trips, the only way to return to the present is to read the guidebook they were given. The tale is presented on two parallel tracks: the first, a cartoon narrative about the kids' adventures; the second, the pages of a yellowed guidebook, which notes facts about Ice Age people, animals, tools, social life, hunting, music, language, and more. Readers will enjoy Bailey's breezy style, which remains light even as it delivers information; there's even occasional humor. Slavin's colorful illustrations clarify the details and add to the appeal. An afterward distinguishing fact from fiction rounds out a good introduction for young readers.Kay WeismanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.