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Tut, Tut (Time Warp Trio #6)
Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their styles! The Time Warp Trio series now features a brand-new, eye-catching design, sure to appeal to longtime fans, and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor....more
Paperback, 80 pages
Published
April 26th 2004
by Puffin
(first published April 26th 1996)
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This book is very light-hearted, more than a little silly...but with a wee bit of historical education tucked in.. its almost as if the author believes that he has to 'trick' the readers into learning...
This is the first book that we read in this series, it was recommended as extra-curricular reading for Story of the World (a history curriculum). I would have loved it to be just a wee bit meatier and the silliness dialed down a bit more.. BUT I have to admit that I'm not a fan of silliness - and...more
This is the first book that we read in this series, it was recommended as extra-curricular reading for Story of the World (a history curriculum). I would have loved it to be just a wee bit meatier and the silliness dialed down a bit more.. BUT I have to admit that I'm not a fan of silliness - and...more
Jul 06, 2010
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-04-08
Candy caramels are made with nutritious ingredients mixed with equal parts sugar. They are tasty, enjoyable, and have virtually no nutritional value. They are very like this pleasantly written, irreverent and forgettable time-travel story, part of a longer series by the same author. In Tut Tut, three friends are accidentally whisked into the time of ancient Egypt by a pesky younger sister, who is befriended by the goddess Isis. They, in turn, impress the boy-pharaoh with their sneakers and baske...more
In the sixth installment of the Time Warp Trio, Joe, Fred, Sam and Joe's sister Anna, along with her cat Cleo, find themselves in ancient Egypt during the time of Hatshepsut and her son Thutmose III, who is the same age as the Trio. The boys amaze Thutmose with tennis shoes, basketball and skiing. But they make an enemy of the greedy priest, Hatsnat. With Hatsnat scheming against them and The Book lost as usual, the time travelers must use their 'magical' powers to keep them in the good graces o...more
May 17, 2011
Dolly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
We had been steadily working our way through the Time Warp Trio series and then we somehow took a break. I'm not sure why. I guess it's just a matter of too many books and not enough time to read them all. In any case, after a ten-month hiatus, I thought it was high-time that we start in again. I really missed this series. The stories are so silly and fun, but a little educational too. The boys always seem to get into danger and/or big trouble, but of course, they always find a way to get the bo...more
This is a twelve mini-section book (74 pages). The book is based on a book Sam was given by his uncle Joe, that he believed to be magical. Every time his sister Anna open the book they were drawn in like a time machine into ancient Egypt. Every adventure lead to losing and finding Sam's sister, her cat cleo, and the book and finding them by outsmarting eqyptians. Throughout the book interesting vocabulary comes up, such as inundation, shaduf, and hatshepsut. In the back of the book there is a se...more
Apr 18, 2009
Children's Literature
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
time-warp-trio
Joe's little sister Anna bets the boys that there was a female pharaoh. Joe, Fred, Sam, Anna, and her cat Cleo travel back to the time of Thutmose II in order to settle the bet. There they find that Hatshepsut, Thutmose II’s aunt, is acting pharaoh until he comes of age. However, the chief priest Hatsnat is secretly trying to take control and Joe, Fred, and Sam just happen to hear his plan. Anna calls upon Isis, an Egyptian goddess, to help them find The Book and set them free from Hatsnat’s tra...more
Aug 05, 2010
Rene
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
william-s-books,
children-s-chapter-books
Time Warp Series. Three boys and a little sister time travel to ancient Egypt. I introduced the book to our groups of 9 year old boys (summer book club) with lots of picture books about ancient Egypt. They were very interested and thumbed through the books for about 10 minutes. The book has just the right amount of silly boy stuff that I'm sure will keep them going. (The main bad guy is Hatsnat, pronounced Hot Snot, for example, and there are lots of plays on that name in the story).
This was a fun book of pharaohs, three fun time-traveling boys, and some bad guys. This time the trio ends up in Ancient Eygpt. What could possibly go wrong? Let me tell you now, A LOT. With their sister, their cat, and THE BOOK missing how will they ever get out and back to their time. Don they have a chance? Mabye. And they haave to keep trying if the wanna get home to turn in their Ancient Eygpt projects to their teacher.
A great book. The time warp trio gets sent aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the way back to ancient Egypt. And get in a pickle when they get mummified allive!
Reece and I read this together as part of our history curriculum. We have been studying ancient Egypt and this book had the perfect amount of fiction mixed with actual facts to make it enjoyable but it also reinforced the things we have learned. I will be checking out more of Jon Scieska's educational time traveling books.
The little professor's favorite quote: "Hatsnat appeared like a bad smell in a dark movie theater and no one knew where it came from." The fact that I read that line only once and he was able to find it A) hilarious and B) memorize it, tells me that I've found a series which my son will like now at 5.9 and when he's older and forgets that he once loved to read. We love studying about ancient civilizations and countries in general. This book, along with visits to the Field Museum in Chicago, has...more
This is not great literature, but the kid appeal is undeniable. These stories are funny, fast-paced and, sometimes, quite clever. Although specifically aimed at boys, any child (or adult) who enjoys silly, irreverent, action-packed stories should get a kick out of this series.
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Jan 25, 2011
James
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I think that anybody with a sense a humor should reads this book because it has alot of funny action. It was alot like strange case of the oragami yoda because in both books it is humorous yet kind of actiony.
What a fun book! I obviously chose this book because Ancient Egypt is part of my curriculum for next year and I’m looking forward to using this book. It would be a fun wrap-up read aloud to our unit. Students will be able to relate to the characters and their fun adventure. And it will be very motivating to listen to a story in which the setting and characters are all about something we have studied. Scieszka’s use of language and word play are fun, but need to be explained to my English languag...more
There are so many great books for kids to read. I don't know why
this ended up on the Battle of the Books list for school. I found
the dialogue repetitive.
this ended up on the Battle of the Books list for school. I found
the dialogue repetitive.
Excellent review of basic ancient Egypt history with a fun setting for kids to learn and not know that they are!
I've never read any Time Warp Trio books. I was hoping this would be a fun intro to Egyptian studies for kids. Eh.
A cute bok for grades 3 and up, this series would appeal to adventurers and history buffs alike.
Jun 29, 2012
Amadou Niono
added it
i like this book becouse it is funnie in it is fun it is talking about them escaping
My Kids loved that the bad priest Hatsnat pronounced his name as HOT SNOT!
Used for 2/3 Book Club - 2/12
I liked it.It was ok
AR 4.2 -- 2 points
Aug 22, 2008
Chelsea
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone with a sence of humor
Recommended to Chelsea by:
I read it after I saw the TV show
This is another great book from the awesome Time Warp Trio series! In this one Sam, Fred, and Joe end up in ainchent Egypt thanks to Anna, Joe's little sister. They run into Hautsaut, a weird-named, definately evil priest who is stealing gold from the queen! Read it, cuz it's great!
I didn't love this as much as some of the other books in the "travel-through-time-to-help-kids-learn-about-history" genre. Ellie thought it was great as there was a lot of mucus-related humor.
This is part of a very fun series for kids-- these guys can go back in time always end up in lots of trouble. This one has lots of good historical stuff in it.
May 19, 2013
Sam
marked it as to-read
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Jon Scieszka is a writer and teacher. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two children. Occasionally he has been known to howl at the full moon. --from the dust jacket of "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs"
Jon Scieszka is also the author of the best-selling ALA Notable Book, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, as well as Knights of the Kitchen Table, and The Not-So-Jolly Roger...more
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Jon Scieszka is also the author of the best-selling ALA Notable Book, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, as well as Knights of the Kitchen Table, and The Not-So-Jolly Roger...more
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