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Exciting, funny, heartwarming, and mind-bendingly clever, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the extraordinary, adventure-packed sequel to Ross Welford’s beloved, bestselling debut, Time Travelling with a Hamster.
Al Chaudhury travelled back in time to save his father’s life.
And it worked – Al’s dad is alive again and life is back to the way it should be. At least, that’s what Al thinks.
But when an accident robs Al’s beloved Grandpa Byron of his world-beating memory, Al is forced back in time again, this time leaving someone behind, trapped in a prehistoric dimension.
Al is forced into a rescue mission to recover his friend from the past … and to make sure that there will be a future waiting for them all.
It turns out time travel is far more complicated than Al thought.
Read reviews from our Young Readers below!
Review by Fin, aged 12
Hi, I’m Fin and I am reviewing Time Travelling with a Tortoise by Ross Welford for Kidspot New Zealand. This book is a sequel to the first successful book by the same author, Time Travelling with a Hamster.
Picking up where the last book left off, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is filled with family tragedy, time travel, alternate realities and quantum physics.
The main character Al Chaudbury thought life was finally going his way after saving his Dad’s life in the first book. An unfortunate accident leads to a whole new adventure however.
This time we see Al time travelling back to a prehistoric age, where he and his friends must fight for survival.
I would highly recommend this book for sci-fi lovers aged 10+. You don’t need to read the first book, but I would highly recommend it! You may want to read about how this exciting adventure started.
Review by Abigail, aged 10
Thank you so much to Kidspot for the chance to read and review this book … I am so grateful.
I really enjoyed this book about Al Chaudhury. When Al’s grandpa Byron meets with an accident, Al and his friends Carly and Paulie are forced back in time to send a letter of warning to grandpa Byron. But, when everything goes wrong they get stuck with dinosaurs.
Eventually when they make it home, Carly and Al realize they have left Paulie behind.
Can Carly and Al get their friend back and restore life to how it used to be?! Join Al, Carly, Paulie and Grandpa Byron on their crazy adventure.
I would love to read Time Travelling with a Hamster by the same author and would recommend this book to kids 10 years and older who enjoy adventures like I do. I rate this book a solid 5 [stars] for its great storyline that kept me gripped for days till the end.
Book review by Em and Kaitlyn, aged 10 & 13
This book is the sequel to the bestselling book – Time Travelling with a Hamster. The main plot is about a boy who goes back in time to save his grandpa’s life. It sounds pretty similar to the previous one – a boy goes back in time to save his dad’s life. Then one of the boy’s friends gets stuck back in the Jurassic Period, and it turns into a big dilemma.
Lots of injuries and time travel continues throughout the book. The plot is simplistic, yet the style of the author seems to direct the writing at older children, so we think the book can be improved by either adding more complexity or simplifying the language. But enough criticism. This book probably is good for boys in our opinion, maybe 9 or 10 year olds.
Review by Eva, aged 11
I thought to begin with the book was confusing and didn’t intrigue me. But as I delved into it, it began quite exciting and lots of ups and downs.
The time travelling concept was quite interesting and lots of imaginative stories were throughout the book while this kid was travelling. Once back in the real world it took a while for this kid to regain what had actually gone on.
I liked this book and give it 4/5 stars.
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Exciting, funny, heartwarming, and mind-bendingly clever, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the extraordinary, adventure-packed sequel to Ross Welford’s beloved, bestselling debut, Time Travelling with a Hamster.
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Reviewers are provided with a copy of the book for the purposes of the review. Views are those of the reviewers. This article contains information provided by HarperCollins.
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