By Ross Welford (author)
"Time travel adventures that are totally gripping and full of humour and heart"
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Al (Albert Einstein Hawking Chaudhury) has already experienced time travel when he and his hamster Alan Shearer went back into the past to prevent the accident that would prematurely end his father’s life. That trip, told in an earlier book, was successful, but time travel is tricky and the laws of spacetime are set up to have the last laugh, as Al’s Grandpa points out.
When Al, first accidentally, then deliberately goes time travelling again, the results are unexpected, if not mind-blowing. His adventures are funny, exciting (warning – there are dinosaurs), but always full of heart and for all the quantum physics, the real force in this story is human love. Few writers have the ambition let alone the ability to write with such lightness and humour about such weighty subjects but Ross Welford pulls it off in his books time and time again.
Exciting, funny, heartwarming, and mind-bendingly clever, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the extraordinary, adventure-packed sequel to Ross Welford's beloved, bestselling debut, Time Travelling with a Hamster.
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Exciting, funny, heartwarming, and mind-bendingly clever, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the extraordinary, adventure-packed sequel to Ross Welford's beloved, bestselling debut, Time Travelling with a Hamster .
Al Chaudhury travelled back in time to save his father's life. And it worked - Al's dad is alive again and life is back to the way it should be. At least, that's what Al thinks.
But when an accident robs Al's beloved Grandpa Byron of his world-beating memory, Al is forced back in time again, this time leaving someone behind, trapped in a prehistoric dimension. Al is forced into a rescue mission to recover his friend from the past... and to make sure that there will be a future waiting for them all. It turns out time travel is far more complicated than Al thought.
On the book Ross Welford said: “If there’s one question people have asked me more than any other it is, “will there be a sequel?” I deliberately left one or two little ‘loose ends’ in the book in case I should want to revisit the world and the characters that launched my career, and I am so glad I did.
I am absolutely thrilled to be back with Al Chaudhury, his step-sister Carly, and the wonderful Grandpa Byron for more hair-raising time-travelling adventures. Alan Shearer, the hamster, is in it too, as well as a prehistoric tortoise and an extraordinary new time machine. Best of all is that, even though the story is a sequel, it’s OK if you haven’t read the first one. The adventure will be just as thrilling!”
Praise for Time Travelling with a Hamster:
'The gripping suspense truly makes time fly... the book's heart and humour are hard to resist.' Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild
'Extremely clever and totally engaging.' The Irish Times
'Intelligent, well crafted and impressive.' Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times
'Touching, silly and exciting by turns, this thrilling little book is an inventive take on time travel for children. Sure to be a hit with fans of R.J. Palacio's Wonder... an unforgettable, madcap story from a bright new talent in Children's fiction.' Waterstones
'A touching tale of family, grief and love.' Daily Express
Ross Welford was a journalist and television producer before becoming a full-time writer. He lives in London with his wife, children, a border collie and several tropical fish.
Ross Welford is the author of the bestselling novel, Time Travelling With a Hamster . Time Travelling With a Tortoise is the mind-bendingly clever follow up. Ross is also the author of other thrilling time-travelling adventures including the Monkey Who Fell From The Future and The 1,000 Year Old Boy .
Ross Welford's blog - dadfood.wordpress.com
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Can time-travel help fix Albert’s grandfather? This is an exciting book with dinosaurs, doppelgängers, danger and doubt if time-travel can ever be used safely.
I really enjoyed reading this story. In this second book of the series, Albert (named after a few famous scientists) accidentally creates a scenario where his Grandad begins to lose his memory. Can time-travel help fix it? Through a journey where Al meets dinosaurs (and a tortoise) in the long distant past, to doppelgängers in a possible future, this is an exciting book.... Read Full Review
Enjoy plot twists, time travel adventures and the odd tortoise too? Then this book is for you!
In this second book in the series of time travelling adventures by Ross Welford, Albert Chadbury, aptly named after a famous scientist or two, accidently makes his grandad lose his memory. But can time travel help to fix this problem? Albert thinks so, and so embarks on a time travelling journey of adventure with his friends where he meets a tortoise in the past, and doppelgangers in the future, and a few other things along the way too. But what would happen if not everyone came back to the present day? Throughout this story, crammed full of plot twists and turns, Al spends his time travelling between universes, giving him more problems along his way.... Read Full Review
This plot-twisty, time-travel adventure sees Al trying to rescue his friend but as he jumps from universe to universe he creates more problems between the dimensions along the way.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel back in time? Well, Al Chadbury hasn't just wondered about it. He's been there. Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the sequel to Time Travelling with a Hamster , and is great for people who like adventure mixed with everyday life. After an accident with a hamster, a tortoise and a time machine, Al and his friends are transported into the past and not all of them are able to come back. On a mission with his stepsister, Al jumps from universe to universe, creating more problems between the dimensions along the way.... Read Full Review
Poppy Smithson-Zipfel
Exciting, funny, heartwarming, and mind-bendingly clever, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the extraordinary, adventure-packed sequel to Ross Welford's beloved, bestselling debut, Time Travelling with a Hamster. Al Chaudhury travelled back in time to save his father's life.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Time Travelling with a Tortoise and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Time Travelling with a Tortoise features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Funny, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Science Fiction, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Time Travelling with a Tortoise was written by Ross Welford and published by HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Time Travelling with a Tortoise has 260 pages
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