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tnorris's review against another edition
3.0
Probably more appealing to elementary school boys, this tale is imaginative and clever in its telling of an accidental time travel adventure to Camelot.
wbonczek's review against another edition
4.0
IRLA: Black
Hilarious introduction to the Middle Ages with good opportunities for vocabulary and context clues. Use for higher GR groups or read aloud.
Hilarious introduction to the Middle Ages with good opportunities for vocabulary and context clues. Use for higher GR groups or read aloud.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
4.0
Though this is a very short chapter book (only about 50 pages), it does require some strong understanding of language and vocabulary which might trip up younger readers. The premise is that 3 friends end up back in time with the Knights of the Roundtable. There is a mixture of present day talk with some formal language (ie. What sayeth he? - type of stuff) There is a lot of humor and fun and could be a great start for kids who might be overwhelmed by a longer book.
brucefarrar's review against another edition
4.0
For his birthday Joe receives The Book from his Uncle Joe, or to use his stage name, Joe the Magnificent. Uncle Joe is a magician and The Book is really magic. So when Joe’s friend Fred, opens The Book to the picture of a fierce knight in black armor, and says to Joe and their friend Sam, “'Wouldn’t it be great to see knights and all that stuff for real?’ Wisps of pale green mist began to swirl around” them, and the three “find themselves facing death by shish-kebab” on the lance of the charging Black Knight!
Scieszka's short time travel fantasy, aptly illustrated by Smith, is fast and funny. The boys outwit the Black Knight, a giant and a dragon, and impress King Arthur and his court. The giant with his bodily noises, odors, and mucus supplies a good dollop of gross-out humor that will hit the intended audience right in their developmentally appropriate senses of humor.
Scieszka's short time travel fantasy, aptly illustrated by Smith, is fast and funny. The boys outwit the Black Knight, a giant and a dragon, and impress King Arthur and his court. The giant with his bodily noises, odors, and mucus supplies a good dollop of gross-out humor that will hit the intended audience right in their developmentally appropriate senses of humor.
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