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Oh No! Not Again!: (Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save History) (Or at Least My History Grade)
by
Mac Barnett,
Dan Santat (Goodreads Author)
Some kids are too smart for their own good...and maybe for everybody else's good. The overly ambitious little girl from Oh No! is back for more. But this time, she doesn't have a humongous problem, she has an EPIC crisis on her hands: a mere A on her history test! There's only one solution: travel back in time to 33,000 B.C. to make her wrong answer right! Mac Barnett and...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
June 5th 2012
by Disney-Hyperion
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I discovered this book because it was nominated for the August 2012 - Traveling reads at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads. It didn't win, but I just had to borrow it from our local library and read it with our girls.
We had to read the first book, Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World, first to get the context for this book. But both follow a similar format and offer a strange, but humorous tale.
I liked this second tale even more. The misappl...more
We had to read the first book, Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World, first to get the context for this book. But both follow a similar format and offer a strange, but humorous tale.
I liked this second tale even more. The misappl...more
Great illustrations. The sight gags are clever but completely above the intended audience. Normally, I would appreciate this "multi-level humor" and the effort that went into providing a little something extra for the parent, but in this case there's nothing for the kids. Ok, there are some cavemen dressed up sorta funny, but not so funny that a 6-year-old is entertained by the pure joyous silliness of it. If he isn't, that just leaves the subtle irony of a caveman too dim to use a paintbrush so...more
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In Oh No! Mac Barnett and Dan Santat brought to life the day when a girl's science fair project rampages her home city. In Oh No!Not Again!, the girl's mechanical inclinations once more go awry when she tries to correct a less than perfect grade. Her latest project is a time machine that she takes for a spin to change history so her test answers will now be correct. The mission: to have the world's oldest cave paintings exist in Belgium. The problem is that the people the girl wants to do the pa...more
Well... I checked this book out for my niece, but I did so without reading it first. She loved Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World, so I checked out this book based on the high "like" factor of the previous book. I kind of wish I had looked this one over first.
It's not a bad book. The art is fun (I guess), but at the same time, the pictures are inconsistent. Sometimes they are vivid, and eye-popping, and other times they're muddy, washed out, or almost blurry. They don't hold t...more
It's not a bad book. The art is fun (I guess), but at the same time, the pictures are inconsistent. Sometimes they are vivid, and eye-popping, and other times they're muddy, washed out, or almost blurry. They don't hold t...more
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This was lot of fun and very silly. The fake science was cool to examine - I particularly like the subway style map at the back showing how history has been derailed. It's a little weird to be talking about continuity in a picture book series, but I think it would have been helpful to read the first one before trying this one. You don't know much about the character before chaos ensues - a lot of things are implied. I do like how Santat's illustrations (done in Adobe Photoshop) are constructed t...more
Barnett, Mac, and Dan Santat. Oh No! Not Again!: (or How I Built a Time Machine to save History) (or at Least My History Grade). New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2012. Print.
Oh No! Not Again! was a very creative time travel picture book. The premise is that a little girl is upset that she got a question wrong on a history test. She decides to go back in time to make her answer correct. But time is a strange thing and things get worse. Mac Barnett has written the Brixton Brothers series, a parody of Th...more
Oh No! Not Again! was a very creative time travel picture book. The premise is that a little girl is upset that she got a question wrong on a history test. She decides to go back in time to make her answer correct. But time is a strange thing and things get worse. Mac Barnett has written the Brixton Brothers series, a parody of Th...more
Bothered by the A- on her history test, a girl invents a time machine to alter history, thereby earning an A on her test. She meets two cavemen and has a hard time explaining that she would like them to produce cave paintings so she resolves to do the work herself. When her back is turned, the cavemen take an interest in the time machine and history is forever changed. Needless to say, she doesn’t pass her test.
Digital illustrations are incredibly detailed and invite multiple readings and give r...more
Digital illustrations are incredibly detailed and invite multiple readings and give r...more
When you miss a question on the history test, there's only one thing to do, right? That's right, you build a time machine to make sure your answer was right! Of course, hijinx must ensue. It's part and parcel with using a time machine, methinks.
The large, bright illustrations betray Dan Santat's history as an animator and his love of animation, as they have the appealing looks of a well-done Saturday morning cartoon.
Despite the pretty intricate plot, the story is told with relatively little text...more
The large, bright illustrations betray Dan Santat's history as an animator and his love of animation, as they have the appealing looks of a well-done Saturday morning cartoon.
Despite the pretty intricate plot, the story is told with relatively little text...more
Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World is one of my favorite picture books for slightly older kids because it captures their attention SO well--it's great for booktalks and school class visits. Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Dan Santat are two of my favorites as well, and I always look forward to new releases of their books. So I was a little disappointed in Oh No! Not Again!: (Or How I Built a Time Machine to save History), because it didn't have the wow factor that its prede...more
The sequel to Oh No! (Or How My Science Report Destroyed the World) takes on history class. The female protagonist messes up her perfect score on a history test by missing the first question: In what modern country do we find the oldest prehistoric cave paintings? So she figures out a simple answer to getting a perfect score: she builds a time machine to change history so that her answer of Belgium is correct. When she finally reaches the right point in history, she is faced with two Neanderthal...more
The scientific genius from Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) is back moaning over a A in history. She got one wrong so she decides to make a time machine, go back in history and change it so that the oldest prehistoric cave paintings were found in Belgium. Unbeknownst to her a couple of cavemen take her time machine for a joy ride. While not totally madcap as its predecessor, it's a fun jaunt.
A clever story about the danger of self-absorption. In an effort to improve a test score, our protagonist decides to travel back in time to rewrite history. As expected, chaos ensues. Students who love science and mechanics will devour time machine specs. Would be good to use for inferencing and predicting, as well as to rewrite ending. Santat's illustrations are fun and engaging.
Very energetic and amusing illustrations, as well as an amusing turn of events as the young girl attempts to use her time machine to change history. Appreciation of the story may depend on a young reader having a sophisticated enough sense of time to follow the time loop and mangled history. Look for the rewritten history about the 16th president at the end of the book.
Another great sci fi, humor picture book from Barnett and Santat. I wish these were graphic novels because I want more!
Now, personally I liked the first he better than this knew; however, I think this one would actually be more fun to read with students (and it has some great connection and text feature opportunities).
Hope there'll be a 3rd one!
Now, personally I liked the first he better than this knew; however, I think this one would actually be more fun to read with students (and it has some great connection and text feature opportunities).
Hope there'll be a 3rd one!
This is cute although I think I liked the first one slightly better.
A girl gets a question wrong on her history test, and in order to fix her grade builds a time machine to go back in time and change history in order to make her answer correct. Unfortunately some stone age cave men get hold of her time machine and change a lot of things in history...
This is a funny book, with a lot of jokes in the art and the end papers.
A girl gets a question wrong on her history test, and in order to fix her grade builds a time machine to go back in time and change history in order to make her answer correct. Unfortunately some stone age cave men get hold of her time machine and change a lot of things in history...
This is a funny book, with a lot of jokes in the art and the end papers.
This book seemed to start and end too quickly. My preschooler totally didn't get it (not intended for him anyway, I guess) and my first grader sort of got it. Wonder if it goes better with second graders. We will soon be reading it at school in preparation for a visit with Mac Barnett so we'll see.
I loved "Oh No!" and this one is pretty good but I'm not sure most kids have the background knowledge of history to understand WHY this one is so hilarious. Like the first one, the pictures are highly detailed and this one requires close examination so it might not be a great read aloud.
Great art, two great historical fiction like infographics that are cool. Most of the humor could easily go over kids heads. Would be more interesting animation than a picture book. My favorite part was the creative author's bio, which could be used to talk about author's bios.
The narrative device here is a bit sophisticated for the typical picture book audience. And even an atypical one (Malcolm). I had to explain a lot to him. That's a picture book fail. But otherwise, it would get five stars. As usual for Mac Barnett, one of our have authors.
This idea would make a great Pixar short film, but it makes a terrible picture book. The ideas are years too complicated for children who still enjoy picture books. I found it entertaining, but as someone who reads to children for a living, I would find it a hard sell.
What a creative and fun time travel picture book! A brilliant young girl needs to go back in time to re-write a series wrong. This terrible event?? She missed 1 question on her history test!!! OOOO No! How far back in time will she need to go to right this wrong?
I couldn't grasp for whom this book was intended! I always get a sense that the author/illustrator are writing/drawing to amuse themselves when there is no clear audience - being impressed with their own cleverness is enough for them perhaps?
Another rip-roaring romp from Mac Barnett. Could be a great title to use with older kids to talk about actions and consequences, or introduce an alternative history writing piece. Youngers will love the action-packed pictures and fast pace.
Very cute picture book about time travel. Minimal text with lots of humorous illustrations. Part of the genre I would term McSweeney's picture books. Young children won't get the humor or references; the ideal audience is older children or parents.
I thought this book was good.
Probably better for children a little bit older than k or first grade.
Nice illustrations and still a fun wacky story!
Haiku Review:
Oh No! Not Again!
How can a time machine cause
all of this trouble?
Probably better for children a little bit older than k or first grade.
Nice illustrations and still a fun wacky story!
Haiku Review:
Oh No! Not Again!
How can a time machine cause
all of this trouble?
Mac Barnett and Dan Santat are at it again with this follow up to Oh No! Dan's illustartions carry this story. I think this will be a definite contender in my class's Wolfcott mock Caldecott vote this coming spring.
I thought this book was really cool. The illustrations were awesome and so action packed. I thought the story was great too. The concept was so cool and I'm amazed that this could fit in a children's book.
Great cover.
Great illustrations.
Mediocre text and story.
Not enough meat to be good for kids who understand what a history grade is. Too much stuff to be enjoyed by a PreK/K audience.
Great illustrations.
Mediocre text and story.
Not enough meat to be good for kids who understand what a history grade is. Too much stuff to be enjoyed by a PreK/K audience.
These books are...amusing. And the illustrations are very slick and bold. I enjoyed this one, but found myself unsure about how much the average kid would enjoy it. I'd be interested to know...
Time for Wednesday Night Working with Celeste on the Kids Floor. pt. 3.
I liked it, but it's so unlikely the cavemen would have made it back and not stranded her in Belgium.
Just sayin'....
I liked it, but it's so unlikely the cavemen would have made it back and not stranded her in Belgium.
Just sayin'....
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Born to non-farmers in a California farming community, Mac now lives near San Francisco. He's on the board of directors of 826LA, a nonprofit writing center for students in Los Angeles, and he founded the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers.
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