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Man can move easily enough in the three dimensions of space - why not the fourth: Time? An intriguing after-dinner conversation takes an unexpected turn when the host produces a small machine, which promptly disappears into thin air. It has been sent into the future, he says. Or maybe the past. As his skeptical guests try to fathom what they have seen, the host unveils a full-size machine, nearing completion. At a similar gathering one week later...
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Reading rainbow volume 71
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Presents a reading of the book Alistair's time machine by Marilyn Sadler. Reviewed books are Find Waldo now by Martin Handford ; The many lives of Benjamin Franklin by Aliki ; What does it do? Inventions then and now by Daniel Jacobs.
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Two very hungry dinosaurs discover a time machine and are instantly transported to America in 2018, where they are delighted to find themselves surrounded by food (including pizza and doughnuts), but soon less excited to find themselves surrounded by policemen with guns--so they escape to the time machine, not knowing where it will take them next.
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Marcus is in trouble. He didn't think his friend Laurence would actually believe him when he said that his super brainy aunt built the very first time machine. He only made up the story in a spur-of-the-moment bid to win a silly argument! Now how on earth will he make the story come true?
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People are happy to share puzzles and riddles with Adam "Einstein" Anderson. Sometimes they need his help and sometimes they are trying to outsmart him. In any case, he enjoys the challenge-and is always ready with some awful jokes that make people groan. Margaret, Einstein's best friend, tries harder than anyone to fool him. She shows Einstein some footprints in the mud and says a big, growling creature scared her the other night. Could Margaret...
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Max Meow volume 4
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"Max Meow and Mindy the Scientist go back in time in a time machine shaped like a taco."--