Mr Majeika on the Internet

Mr Majeika #10

by Humphrey Carpenter

Class Three has got a new computer and while exploring it, Mr. Majeika manages to get the whole class trapped in the school website. Many adventures follow and Class Three meet bizarre characters before they can get out.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 2001

About the author

Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J.R.R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inklings. He won a Mythopoeic Award for his book The Inklings in 1982.

Reviews

[Tara O' · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr Majeika On the internet written by Humphrey Carpenter is an extremely witty book. This book is about class three and their crazy teacher Mr Majeika. It is important to note that Mr Majeika had been a wizard before he became a teacher and he still likes to perform some odd and magical displays in the classroom. When the class receive the gift of an old computer from a local business, Mr Majeika hasn’t the slightest idea how to work it as this technology wouldn’t be his expert field.

The kids have to create their own websites for the school website competition and the worst behaved boy in the class is the last to use it before the day ends. The following morning, when the children arrived into class the old computer had vanished and in its place was a brand new one, twice as big with a huge screen. Of course the last person to use the computer the day before is their number one suspect to this mystery, even though he claims he doesn’t know where the computer came from!

When Mr Majeika asks the children questions during a geometry lesson, the computer randomly displays sarcastic comments. Mr Majeika finally decides to do some magic on the computer to stop it being a nuisance but his magic backfires and the whole class end up being magically trapped inside the computer.

On their travels through the computer, they become friend’s wit the computers mouse Gulliver. The children associate his name with the book Gulliver’s travels which is about a man who travels to strange islands and meets peculiar people. They class decide to go on an adventure to places named in Gulliver’s travel book where they meet quiet a few of bizarre characters. The class soon realise that being stuck inside the computer was a big opportunity to explore the net and look for a way out of the computer. Eventually Mr Majeika realises who was playing the trick on the class, with the help from one of the students in the class. Will class three ever find an escape route out of the computer?

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the way that the children explored the web, being faced with place names, characters and story elements from Gulliver’s Travels. I enjoyed the use of Computer jargon in this book. The book is full of lots of computer words like World Wide Web, modem, yahoo, keyboard etc. Throughout the magical story, great explanations of how some parts of a computer work are introduced very creatively. I would definitely recommend this book for children who have a huge imagination and a great interest in computers.

[Qamar · Rating 4 out of 5]

We're delighted you read "Mr. Majeika on the Internet" by Humphrey Carpenter. This book highlights how technology, like the internet, is full of wonders but needs to be used wisely. You learned that the internet can be a great tool for learning and having fun, but it's important to use it safely and responsibly. Always remember to talk to us or a teacher if you're unsure about something online. Just like Mr. Majeika explores the internet with caution and curiosity, you can use the internet to learn new things while being safe and smart about it.

Love,
Mom and Dad

[Anna Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Class these have been given a new computer, but there's something a bit strange about it. The whole class gets magically trapped on the Internet.
This book is good for children it tells a little story of Gulliver's travels. But it has lots of twists to make the story more fun.

[Tracie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great childrens book ive nearly read all of them to my daughter at bedtime

[Rachel Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading Mr Majeika books when I was younger and decided to read this book as an adult and really enjoyed it.

[Dhriti · Rating 4 out of 5]

im 14, so sue me.even 14 year olds like to read kids books now and then...

[Agnes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple story, a follow-up on the original Mr. Majeika book. Great metaphorical places the class ends up visiting.

[Nandini Raj]

Cool Majeika

This is all about an adventure inside the computer. This book is awesome. Five diamonds for u Mr. Majeika

[Katey Lovell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this with my son- he loved it! I was less keen though, it was OK, but not as good as some of the older Mr Majeika books.

[Ben]

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[Helenka · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was very good because of when they go into different lands.The best one was the sticky web.Because it was very clever.If someone saw something liked and they got it they would get stuck.