Eleven-year-old Arkie Sparkle's archaeologist parents have been kidnapped. With the help of her genius cousin TJ and basset hound Cleo, she must find seven treasures across the seven continents in seven days. The biggest treasure hunt in the world is about to begin. For readers 7+ years.
Day 2: China Treasure No. 2 is off to a shaky start. Arkie, Cleo and TJ are ambushed on the Great Wall of China. Then, Arkie is thrown into a cage by the First Emperor.
N.B. The Teachers' Notes supplied are for Books 1-7
Another great Arkie Sparkle adventure story! Following on from Code Crimson (#1), Time Trap jumps straight into the action with eleven year old Arkie, her genius cousin T.J and dog Cleo ‘time slipping’ back to Ancient China.
It’s day two and Arkie is determined to uncover the next treasure for the kidnappers who have her parent’s hostage. A cryptic scroll leads them to the Great Wall of China but is then stolen- luckily T.J has a photographic memory!
An encounter with the First Emperor of China has Arkie and T.J in a bit of trouble, he believes they are Immortals and holds them captive. Desperate to find the treasure, the Book of Songs they must come up with another plan.
This is such a fun series, suitable for primary school kids, one that I would have loved to read as a child. Consistent with Code Crimson, Time Trap also has plenty of great, informative facts, fashion advice and futuristic technology. I’ll be picking up the third instalment, White Fright very soon!
I liked this book because of what happens in it and also because it shows that a arkie sparkle has lots of bravery this book is a good read and is a good book to read when you have time because al though it doesn't have lots and lots and lots of pages it as a little bit hard to read but is definitely worth your time reding it
Arkie, TJ and Cleo head to China in the second adventure in this seven part series. More tense moments await them in their quest to find the next clue toward finding Arkies kidnapped parents.