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by Robert W. Walker (Author), José Gonzalez Navaroo (Illustrator)
IT IS THE YEAR 1889. You have traveled back to the unexplored jungles of Africa. In your search for the source of the Nile, you carefully make your way across a log high above a raging river. Suddenly you lose your balance and slip! A man dressed in explorer's clothes reaches out to help you. Do you trust your life to this stranger or do you take your chances in the waters below? Your decision can lead you to safety or leave you stranded in time! ARE YOU READY TO FACE THE DANGER? The Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices. This makes the series a great educational device for youngsters to learn about history and all the different cultures, events, and periods that shaped it.
