Lucky Sunil – his next-door neighbour Alex is a (somewhat eccentric) inventor and has a time-travel machine in her downstairs loo. She lets Sunil use it to nip back to the 1960s to pick up a replacement copy of Bad Moon Rising before his mum realises he’s broken this precious record, and inadvertently ends up meeting Neill Armstrong no less!
His next journey back in time is even more extraordinary when he ends up with Ernest Shackleton and his crew in the South Pole. Time-travelling with Sunil is great fun and eye-opening too as author Iszi Lawrence includes lots of fascinating footnotes and historical facts.
This is the first in a new series and I’m looking forward to finding out where Sunil will travel next.
The Time Machine Next Door: Explorers and Milkshakes Synopsis
A page-turning, laugh-out-loud historical adventure by comedian and podcaster Iszi Lawrence, perfect for fans of Horrible Histories.
Time flies when you’re having fun. But what does it do when you’re not?
Sunil is bored. Very bored. Whilst home alone, he accidentally breaks his grandfather’s most prized possession and must scramble for a way to fix it. Alex, his eccentric nextdoor neighbour, has an unusual solution to his problem – a time machine! Soon, Sunil is visiting the freezing, icy depths of Antarctica as a stowaway on a stranded ship and the heart of London to meet famous astronauts – all while trying to stay away from a mysterious man with a particularly suspicious pet kiwi…
The Time Machine Next Door is an exciting new series of quirky historical chapter books for readers aged 7-9. These books bring lesser-known parts of history to life with hilarious plots, real-life characters, fascinating facts and fantastic illustrations.
Ideal for covering the National Curriculum requirement to study the lives of individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements, comparing aspects of life in different periods. This title features historical figures like Neil Armstrong and Sir Ernest Shackleton
Iszi Lawrence is a comedian, podcaster and history presenter, and author of the historical adventure The Unstoppable Letty Pegg. She is the cohost of BBC Radio 4’s Making History and hosts a number of podcasts including the British Museum Membercast.
Iszi is a dark blue belt in Japanese style Jiu Jitsu so she also spends time in the week helping to teach both short people (7-11 year olds) and grown ups how to punch her in the face. She dabbles in illustration, plays the guitar, likes cooking, dinosaurs and enjoys keeping fit.
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