Jon Scieszka
Book 2 of Time Warp Trio
ISBN
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: Jan 1, 1991
A second Time Warp Trio'' story (cf. Knights of the Kitchen Table, above), only slightly less clever than the first. The boys now find themselves on a desert island. Blackbeard comes to bury treasure--and his two helpers; he catches the boys and takes them to the pirate ship (Israel Hands is among those aboard). There's some suspense, more slapstick, and the singing of some fine chanteys before the boys are again saved by The Book. Smith's funny/wicked pirates make an excellent contribution.Historical afterword'' on Blackbeard; another (tongue firmly in cheek) on the boys. (Fiction. 8-12) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
Time Warp Trio'' story (cf. Knights of the Kitchen Table, above), only slightly less clever than the first. The boys now find themselves on a desert island. Blackbeard comes to bury treasure--and his two helpers; he catches the boys and takes them to the pirate ship (Israel Hands is among those aboard). There's some suspense, more slapstick, and the singing of some fine chanteys before the boys are again saved by The Book. Smith's funny/wicked pirates make an excellent contribution.
[The Time Warp Trio’s] tongue-in-cheek humor, laced with understatement and wordplay, makes for laugh-out-loud reading. (_School Library Journal_, starred review)
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From Kirkus Reviews
A second
Time Warp Trio'' story (cf. Knights of the Kitchen Table, above), only slightly less clever than the first. The boys now find themselves on a desert island. Blackbeard comes to bury treasure--and his two helpers; he catches the boys and takes them to the pirate ship (Israel Hands is among those aboard). There's some suspense, more slapstick, and the singing of some fine chanteys before the boys are again saved by The Book. Smith's funny/wicked pirates make an excellent contribution.Historical afterword'' on Blackbeard; another (tongue firmly in cheek) on the boys. (Fiction. 8-12) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.Review
[The Time Warp Trio’s] tongue-in-cheek humor, laced with understatement and wordplay, makes for laugh-out-loud reading. (_School Library Journal_, starred review)