Books with author Olli Tooley

David is an ordinary ten year old boy who sometimes gets a bit bored with school work. By a freak chance he ends up travelling backwards in time, and visiting London two thousand years ago. He makes friends with a Roman boy and is able to use his time tunnel to help the boy out of a difficult situation. This gives him the inspiration to do the best piece of homework his teacher has ever seen.This book was written for an eight year old with the age group of 8 - 11 (keystage 2) firmly in mind. The first feedback came from my own kids who range from 4 years to 14, and the target demographic definitely enjoyed it and got the most from it.Several paperback copies of the book have found their way into our local junior school where they are much sought after.

In this sequel to "Time Tunnel To Londinium" the hero, ten year old David, returns to Roman London, but this time it is fifty years after his first visit. He again meets his friend, Marcus, who is now an old man, and he helps, indirectly, with the building of the London Wall. Back in present day London he helps promote archaeology and gets another brief brush with fame. The story includes a lot of genuine historical facts about ordinary life in Roman Britain, woven into a fantasy in which one particular boy seems destined to find time tunnels at vital moments in his life.

It's the summer holidays and David visits the seaside with his annoying cousin Sarah. Caught by the tide they escape when David finds another time tunnel but he is almost as surprised as Sarah when he realises they have not gone back to Roman times. Sarah's quick thinking gets them out of a tight spot but there are some mysteries that will never be solved. Kids from 8-12 should be able to read this to themselves and have fun while learning some interesting real history.

The fifth in this series of time-slip stories visits Victorian England.On a family holiday, David and his cousin Sarah are joined by David's autistic friend Maarten. As in previous adventures, the children discover a secret portal that allows them to visit a specific time in history. This time it is Victorian Ironbridge. The Time Tunnel series stories are written to be entertaining first and foremost, but also to encourage children to take an interest in history without preaching or pushing information on them.

David Johnson is an ordinary ten year old schoolboy who doesn't much like school. Then by a freak chance he finds himself travelling back in time nearly two thousand years. He makes friends with a boy about his own age and later is able to use the time tunnel to benefit both of them in different ways. Aimed at young readers from 8-12 although has been enjoyed by younger readers and also by those of us approaching our second childhood.

In the sequel to "Time Tunnel to Londinium" David Johnson returns to Roman Britain, this time fifty years later than his previous visit. His friend is now an old man but, once more, David is able to help Marcus with a bit of a problem, as well as helping out a group of archaeologists in his own time period.A mix of time travel fun and some real historical facts to stir up a bit of interest in history. As one reviewer commented, Olli doesn't patronise the reader, and although the series is aimed at children aged 8-12 it is also a very enjoyable read for adults, even in their second childhood. Ideal for UK KS2 school curriculum reading.

Part 3 in the Time Tunnel series. David Johnson is an ordinary ten year old schoolboy who has by pure chance twice stumbled across a time tunnel that takes him back to Roman Londinium. His adventures have led him to become a minor celebrity as well as helping him to do a lot better at school. However, now it is the summer holidays and he is off to North Devon with his mum, his uncle and aunt, and his cousin Sarah. He assumes that time travel is off the menu but circumstances force him and Sarah into yet another challenging trip into the past, that ultimately leads to a happy conclusion for all concerned. But there is still one question. Why would anyone mix chocolate and bubblegum flavour in an ice-cream?