The Magic Hourglass: A Time-Travel Adventure Game

by Heather Maisner, Peter Joyce (Illustrator)

An interactive tour through time introduces young readers to pivotal moments in history, offering facts about important people and events while prompting a search for hidden items throughout busy, detailed spreads.

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 1994

About the author

Heather Maisner is author of over 30 children's books, translated into 8 languages, including the award-winning Magic Hourglass, Magic Globe and Diary of a Princess. She also teaches creative writing to children.

Her books range from picture books to books for fluent young readers to historical non-fiction. Many of her books combine fiction with fact and games with information, they are ideal for beginner and reluctant readers.

Heather loves to walk, dance, travel (speaks five languages), make bread and cook for her large family - and amazing black cat.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun way to install a little history lesson into young minds. Along the lines of the popular maze books this book asks readers to locate items in historic places from the second through nineteenth centuries.