by JuliaJarman (Author)
An exciting and adventurous time-slip novel which also features Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind and - in the present time - issues of vegetarianism and animal rights! Previously published as A Test for the Time-Travelling Cat.
When Topher and his cat Ka escape from Ancient Egypt in The Time Travelling Cat, Topher begs Ka not to go time travelling again. But Ka disappears again leaving only the word RICHEMONT on Topher's computer screen. Escaping problems in his own contemporary world, Topher tracks Ka down to Tudor times and finds himself in the household of Dr Dee - scientist, geographer, inventor and astrologer... and trusted adviser of Queen Elizabeth.
Issues of bullying, vegetarianism and animal rights feature i nthe contemporary section of the novel, which blend effortlessly into the exciting times in Elizabethan England for the time-slip part.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Published: 03 Dec 2001
ISBN 10: 0007119658
ISBN 13: 9780007119653
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Julia Jarman was a teacher before becoming a full-time writer of children's books. Her first book was a story she used to tell her children at bedtime, When Poppy Ran Away. Julia's Jessame stories, also for younger readers, have enjoyed years of success. Her older fictiion centres on historical time-slip fiction which links in with National Curriculum History topics. She lives just north of Bedford with her husband, Peter, and two cats.