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Books in Good Times Travel Agency series

  • Adventures in Ancient Egypt

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Adventures in Ancient Egypt mixes fact and fiction for fast, funny and fascinating romps through the past. Kids will love the book's contemporary comic-book look with its zany illustrations, speech balloons and guidebook. Parents and teachers will love the well-researched story lines and solid factual information. In this book, the Binkerton twins, Josh and Emma, and their little sister, Libby, stumble into the Good Times Travel Agency and take a once-in-a-lifetime trip back to Ancient Egypt!
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  • Adventures in Ancient Greece

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Join the Binkertons -- twins Josh and Emma and their little sister Libby -- as they head to the Good Times Travel Agency hoping to visit the next Olympic Games, but end up in Ancient Greece instead! Adventures in Ancient Greece is an exciting mix of adventure and historical information about life in Greece in the fifth century BC. Kids will learn about the Greek gods, the birth of democracy, Greek home life -- and much more. They'll love the book's contemporary comic-book look, while parents, teachers and librarians will admire the well-researched story line and solid factual information.
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  • Adventures in the Ice Age

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Join the Binkertons -- twins Josh and Emma and their little sister Libby -- as they return to the Good Times Travel Agency only to find themselves deep-frozen in the Ice Age! First they get lost -- there are no road signs in the Ice Age (no roads, either). Then they're starved and shivering -- Ice Age food is no picnic, and the only shelter is a cave. The Binkertons need to make some friends, fast. Even if they're mammoth, woolly ones ? Adventures in the Ice Age is an engaging mix of adventure and historical information about life in the last Ice Age. Did you know that Early Modern Humans looked like us? Or that Earth has been going through ice age cycles for millions of years? Find out about the world's first art gallery, Ice Age barbecues, music and more.
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  • Adventures With the Vikings

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Paperback (Gardners Books, April 30, 2002)
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  • Adventures in the Middle Ages

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Join the Binkertons -- twins Josh and Emma and their pesky little sister Libby -- as they visit the Good Times Travel Agency for a trip unlike any other -- to medieval times. The trio quickly discover that medieval life isn't all knights in shining armor and stately pageants. Things go from bad to worse when the castle they're in is attacked and flaming arrows and flying cows shower down on them. Kids will love the book's contemporary comic-book look with its zany illustrations, speech balloons and guidebook. Parents and teachers will love the well-researched story lines and solid factual information.
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  • Adventures in the Middle Ages

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Join the Binkertons -- twins Josh and Emma and their pesky little sister Libby -- as they visit the Good Times Travel Agency for a trip unlike any other -- to medieval times. The trio quickly discover that medieval life isn't all knights in shining armor and stately pageants. Things go from bad to worse when the castle they're in is attacked and flaming arrows and flying cows shower down on them. Kids will love the book's contemporary comic-book look with its zany illustrations, speech balloons and guidebook. Parents and teachers will love the well-researched story lines and solid factual information.
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  • Adventures in Ancient China

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2003)
    Join the Binkertons -- twins Josh and Emma and their little sister Libby -- as they return to the Good Times Travel Agency and end up knee-deep in an ancient Chinese rice paddy! Adventures in Ancient China is an engaging mix of adventure and historical information about life in China during first century AD. Kids will learn about Chinese society, inventions, medicine, the Silk Road, the Great Wall, nomadic warriors and much more. They'll love the book's contemporary comic-book look, while parents, teachers and librarians will appreciate the well-researched story line and solid factual information.
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  • Adventures with the Vikings

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 2001)
    The Binkerton twins, Josh and Emma, and their little sister, Libby, unwittingly stumble into the Good Times Travel Agency and are carried off on a trip they'll never forget. First, the kids are stowaways on a Viking longship. Then, the Berserker, the most feared of Norse warriors, drags Josh along on a Viking raid. And Emma makes a plunder blunder that turns the siblings into slaves! Will the Binkertons' latest saga come to an untimely end? Adventures with the Vikings mixes fact and fiction for fast, funny and fascinating romps through the past. Kids will adore the contemporary comic-book look, while parents, teachers and librarians will love the well-researched story lines and solid factual information.
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  • Adventures in Ancient Egypt

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Adventures in Ancient Egypt mixes fact and fiction for fast, funny and fascinating romps through the past. Kids will love the book's contemporary comic-book look with its zany illustrations, speech balloons and guidebook. Parents and teachers will love the well-researched story lines and solid factual information. In this book, the Binkerton twins, Josh and Emma, and their little sister, Libby, stumble into the Good Times Travel Agency and take a once-in-a-lifetime trip back to Ancient Egypt!
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  • Adventures in Ancient Greece

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Paperback (Gardners Books, Feb. 28, 2003)
    The Binkerton trio want to see the next Olympic Games, but instead end up visiting the Games in Ancient Greece. This is the fourth volume in a series of adventure stories in which the Binkerton children grapple with a different period in history. This comic strip story also features information about the period - thanks to the Good Times Travel Agency guidebook, which accompanies the children on their adventure. The guide book provides a running commentary on the time in history, with coverage of the social system, everyday way of life, boats, buildings, clothing and food of the time."
  • Adventures in Ancient Greece

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Join the Binkertons -- twins Josh and Emma and their little sister Libby -- as they head to the Good Times Travel Agency hoping to visit the next Olympic Games, but end up in Ancient Greece instead! Adventures in Ancient Greece is an exciting mix of adventure and historical information about life in Greece in the fifth century BC. Kids will learn about the Greek gods, the birth of democracy, Greek home life -- and much more. They'll love the book's contemporary comic-book look, while parents, teachers and librarians will admire the well-researched story line and solid factual information.
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  • Adventures in the Ice Age

    Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Join the Binkertons -- twins Josh and Emma and their little sister Libby -- as they return to the Good Times Travel Agency only to find themselves deep-frozen in the Ice Age! First they get lost -- there are no road signs in the Ice Age (no roads, either). Then they're starved and shivering -- Ice Age food is no picnic, and the only shelter is a cave. The Binkertons need to make some friends, fast. Even if they're mammoth, woolly ones ? Adventures in the Ice Age is an engaging mix of adventure and historical information about life in the last Ice Age. Did you know that Early Modern Humans looked like us? Or that Earth has been going through ice age cycles for millions of years? Find out about the world's first art gallery, Ice Age barbecues, music and more.
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