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Voyage with the Vikings (Imagination Station #1)
While visiting Mr. Whittaker at Whit's Soda Shoppe, Beth and Patrick find a mysterious letter in the Imagination Station requesting a Viking sunstone. The letter is old and says that someone named Albert will be imprisoned if the sunstone isn't found. Mr. Whittaker sends cousins Patrick and Beth to Greenland circa 1000. On their quest for the sunstone, the cousins meet Vik...more
Paperback, 111 pages
Published
March 1st 2011
by Tyndale House Publishers
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A perfect read for your young Adventures in Odyssey fan!
Patrick and Beth stumble across a letter in Mr. Whattaker's Imagination Station threatening to imprision a mysteryious Albert if the sunstone is not found and delievered. Beth and Patrick embark on a rescue mission to find the sunstone and save Albert!
As a church library assistant, I like to keep my eyes out for great children's books with both a sound message and lots of adventure, and these books make the cut. I love how they learn lesson...more
Patrick and Beth stumble across a letter in Mr. Whattaker's Imagination Station threatening to imprision a mysteryious Albert if the sunstone is not found and delievered. Beth and Patrick embark on a rescue mission to find the sunstone and save Albert!
As a church library assistant, I like to keep my eyes out for great children's books with both a sound message and lots of adventure, and these books make the cut. I love how they learn lesson...more
For what it is, I liked this book okay. It's the first book in a series about two children who travel around in the Imagination Station. It has a Magic Tree House #1-4 feel, but the story isn't held together as well. (And I don't like Patrick and Beth as well as Jack and Annie.) Patrick and Beth are sent back to Viking times in search of a Sunstone. They meet Erik the Read and Leif Eriksson. Leif has converted to Christianity so he is portrayed as kindly and nice, whereas Erik the Red still beli...more
Read this as part of the Tyndale Summer Reading program and because my son (9), who has a summer reading challenge of his own, checked it out of the library. It's a bit below his reading level (and, for an adult shouldn't take more than about an hour to fully digest), but there are some nice moments of adventure, intrigue, and action.
Essentially, the Imagination Station is a time machine and our two main characters are kids, so the book is a bit reminiscent of a Magic Tree House book minus the...more
Essentially, the Imagination Station is a time machine and our two main characters are kids, so the book is a bit reminiscent of a Magic Tree House book minus the...more
An adventure awaits Patrick and Beth as they step inside the mysterious time traveling machine called "The Imagination Station." From the days of the Vikings to Ancient Rome, each place holds an education that is more exciting than any read in a normal history book. Patrick and Beth are chased by tigers, fight with Vikings and learn that there is more to accomplishing a task than simply setting out on a quest. Each will learn to rely on each other, about the time and place they visit and possibl...more
My children enjoy Adventures in Odyssey so when I had the chance to review The Imagination Station Book 1 I had to take it. This book is recommended for ages 7 and up however I did read it to my 4 and 6 year old as well as my 9 year old. All of them, including me, enjoyed it – I had to finish it in one day we were all so caught up in the story! Now, having said that, my 9 year old would have found this a too easy of a read if she had read this by herself as she is reading on an almost middle sch...more
Mr Whitaker has done it again! For years he has been tinkering on the Imagination Station and sharing it with kids of all ages in his Ice Cream Shop Whit's End! Now kids 7 and Up can take a ride on The Imagination Station since a series for younger kids has been released, starting with "Voyage With The Vikings" and "Attack At The Arena".
Written for early readers, ages 7 and up, the new series features the virtual reality device, the Imagination Station, which is one of the major plot devices us...more
Written for early readers, ages 7 and up, the new series features the virtual reality device, the Imagination Station, which is one of the major plot devices us...more
Wonderful chapter reader for children! If your children like the Adventure in Odyssey series they will love this book of adventure and excitement. Children are quickly drawn into a lively tale of viking adventures. They meet Leif Erikson and are set out on a mission to fine a sunstone before he sets sail with the Imagination Station on board - will they make it? The story is well-written and easy to read. My oldest boy was so excited to receive it in the mail and could not wait to begin reading....more
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Voyage with the Vikings by Paul McCusker & Marianne Hering is the first book in the Imagination Station series from Adventures in Odyssey. The Imagination Station was created by Mr. Whittaker who runs a soda shop called Whit's End. It's a bit like a time machine, but Whit is having troubles with it. It won't work for him, but when cousins Paul and Beth step inside, it lights up, ready for a mission. And they have somewhere important to go: a mysterious Albert is threatened by Lord Darkthorn,...more
This is a kids book about two children that travel back in time in a time machine built for a school fair. They time travel mulitiple times and go on many adventures. Their mission is to retrieve a sun stone to help someone else. Along the way they learn about the vikings and their culture.
My ten year old liked the concept of time machines and how it tied into the school fair. He found it funny that the kids dressed up in viking costumes so when they traveled back in time they could blend in.
My...more
My ten year old liked the concept of time machines and how it tied into the school fair. He found it funny that the kids dressed up in viking costumes so when they traveled back in time they could blend in.
My...more
I actually read this book because it happened to be on the table next to me... it was really short, I was a little bored, so I picked it up and read it. It was interesting, especially as I'm an Odyssey fan. Right away, it reminded me of the Magic Tree House series. I thought the book was interesting, although there were a few things that didn't seem to make sense. I think, though, that some of those things would be cleared up in the next few books in the series.
My son and I decided to give "The Imagination Station" series a try. I found the story interesting and well written. My son claimed there was not enough adventure in the story for his liking. Had we discovered this series a few years ago I am sure we would of read the whole series. We will share this book with a friend of ours.
All the wonder and adventure of “The Magic Tree House”, with a decidedly Christian bent. Patrick and Beth are young cousins who explore the world and all of time, and what it means to be good and faithful people while they are doing it.
Awesome! So fun and adventurous filled with historical facts (and fiction) and sprinkled with doses of the Christian faith. My 5 year old *loved* it. Can't wait to get the next ones in the series!
This would be a great choice for a child needing to take the step into chapter books. Chapters are pretty short and easy to read. The story is engaging, so it keeps the child interested.
This is a good series to introduce your young reader to chapter books. Patrick and Beth are sent back in time searching for a Viking Sunstone in order to save the mysterious "Albert." While looking for this sunstone, they are introduced to Erik the Red and his son, Leif. The Viking way of life is sketched out for a younger child while he/she reads about Patrick's and Beth's adventures. The illustrations are fun and help to keep a more visually oriented reader turning the pages. The only down sid...more
Decent Christian version of The Magic Tree House series.
Summary:
Beth and Patrick travel in a time machine to experience the time of the Vikings. They meet the infamous and mean Eric the Red and go on a quest for a Viking sunstone.
This is like a Magic Treehouse book, but with a Christian lesson. There are great facts included too!
Beth and Patrick travel in a time machine to experience the time of the Vikings. They meet the infamous and mean Eric the Red and go on a quest for a Viking sunstone.
This is like a Magic Treehouse book, but with a Christian lesson. There are great facts included too!
It was fun and I liked it. You should read it. That's my advice.
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Marianne Hering is a prolific writer, having written hundreds of articles and a number of books for children and parents. For nine years she worked for several magazines in Focus on the Family’s periodicals department and became the editor of Clubhouse, a Focus on the Family children’s magazine with a circulation of over 100,000.
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