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Jay Williams (1) (1914–1978)

Autor/a de Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine

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84+ obres 4,618 Membres 54 Ressenyes 3 preferits

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Obres de Jay Williams

The King With Six Friends (1968) 379 exemplars
The Battle for the Atlantic (1959) 260 exemplars
Danny Dunn and the Fossil Cave (1961) 198 exemplars
Danny Dunn and The Swamp Monster (1971) 182 exemplars
Joan of Arc: Warrior Saint (1721) 165 exemplars
The Cookie Tree (1967) 138 exemplars
Knights of the Crusades (1735) 130 exemplars
Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy (1974) 129 exemplars
Danny Dunn: Scientific Detective (1975) — Autor — 109 exemplars
Danny Dunn, Time Traveler (1963) 97 exemplars
Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor (1960) 95 exemplars
The Hero from Otherwhere (1972) 87 exemplars
Danny Dunn on a Desert Island (1957) 78 exemplars
Danny Dunn and the Automatic House (1965) — Autor — 76 exemplars
Danny Dunn and the Heat Ray (1962) 67 exemplars
The Spanish Armada (1966) 66 exemplars
Solomon and Sheba (1959) 63 exemplars
A Bag Full of Nothing (1974) 62 exemplars
Petronella (1973) 50 exemplars
The Magic Grandfather (1735) 49 exemplars
Life in the Middle Ages (1966) 47 exemplars
The Reward Worth Having (1977) 27 exemplars
School for sillies (1969) 25 exemplars
The horn of Roland (1968) 24 exemplars
The Time of the Kraken (1977) 21 exemplars
The People of the Ax (1974) 20 exemplars
The Witches (1959) 19 exemplars
Caesar Agustus (Real People) (1951) 16 exemplars
Seven at one blow (1972) 16 exemplars
Forgetful Fred (1974) 15 exemplars
The silver whistle (1971) 15 exemplars
The Surprising Things Maui Did (1979) 14 exemplars
Stupid Marco (1970) 12 exemplars
The sword of King Arthur (1970) 11 exemplars
Tomorrow's Fire (1964) 10 exemplars
The Water of Life (1980) 10 exemplars
One Big Wish (1980) 10 exemplars
The youngest captain (1972) 10 exemplars
The Hawkstone (1971) 8 exemplars
Philbert the Fearful (1966) 8 exemplars
The Question Box (1965) — Autor — 7 exemplars
Fall of the Sparrow 7 exemplars
The Burglar Next Door (1976) 7 exemplars
Pettifur: A Story (1977) 6 exemplars
A present from a bird (1971) 5 exemplars
The Tournament of the Lions (1960) 5 exemplars
To Catch A Bird (1968) 5 exemplars
The Good Yeomen (1948) 4 exemplars
The stolen oracle, (1943) 4 exemplars
The Way of the Crusades (2005) 4 exemplars
I Wish I Had Another Name (1962) 4 exemplars
Magical storybook (1972) 3 exemplars
The counterfeit African, (1944) 3 exemplars
The Forger (1961) 2 exemplars
Unearthly Beasts (Topliners) (1979) 2 exemplars
Medusa's Head (1960) 2 exemplars
The Siege (1955) 2 exemplars
The Asa Rule 2 exemplars
Eagle Jake and Indian Pete (1947) 2 exemplars
People of the axe (1975) 1 exemplars
Chisholm Trail (1948) 1 exemplars
The sword and the scythe, (1946) 1 exemplars
Moon Journey (1976) 1 exemplars
False Image [short story] (1958) 1 exemplars

Obres associades

The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales (1993) — Col·laborador — 365 exemplars
The Family Read-Aloud Christmas Treasury (1989) — Col·laborador — 273 exemplars
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature Set (1961) — Col·laborador — 209 exemplars
Science Fiction Stories (1991) — Col·laborador — 181 exemplars
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6th Series (1957) — Col·laborador — 138 exemplars
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 11th Series (1962) — Col·laborador — 88 exemplars
Princess Tales (1971) — Col·laborador — 88 exemplars
The Kingfisher Treasury of Witch and Wizard Stories (1996) — Col·laborador — 66 exemplars
The Kingfisher Treasury of Princess Stories (2001) — Col·laborador — 54 exemplars
Beyond the Stars (Tales of Adventure in Time and Space) (1983) — Col·laborador — 45 exemplars
14 Great Tales of ESP (1969) — Col·laborador — 36 exemplars
International Relations Through Science Fiction (1978) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7, March 1978 (1978) — Col·laborador — 5 exemplars
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 4, December 1975 — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 12, August 1975 — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, July 1977 — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6, February 1978 — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars

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I mostly remember the absurdity of reading this book as a kid in the 1990s and trying to wrap my head around this being a "scientific" depiction of what space travel was going to be like, in *checks notes* 1956. You know, just casually making a gravitational slingshot around Saturn after accidentally launching my weird grandfathery stepdad's spaceship.

Also, Danny has to write "Space travel isn't possible" 500 times for his teacher at the beginning of the book. On what planet is this considered educational??

Super duper pulp, I bet it would be a fun reread.
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caedocyon | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Feb 22, 2024 |
First sentence: Space Captain Daniel Dunn stood on the bridge of the Revenge with his eyes on the viewer screens. He could see the fiery trails that were the rocket ships from Jupiter. Adjutant Dan Dunn ran up to report. "Sir," he cried, "They've got us surrounded!"

Premise/plot: Danny Dunn is a daydreamer. His current obsession is space [the final frontier]. Should he be spending class time daydreaming about exploring space? Probably not. Is he punished by his observant teacher? Yes. Does that lead to a real adventure in space? Perhaps. Danny's mom is a housekeeper who works for a scientist professor, Professor Bullfinch. Danny finds the Professor fascinating. Danny "accidentally" helps the Professor invent something unexpected and unintended--anti-gravity paint. This discovery will lead them [and two others, I believe] into space in a ship of their own, a ship not powered by rockets but by anti-gravity paint. Will they arrive on earth in time for Danny to turn in his homework??? Will they return at all????

My thoughts: It's silly, but it's vintage silly. Vintage science fiction can be a hoot. This is the start of a long series. I'm not sure I'm up to reading them all. But I definitely enjoyed this one. Does it deserve to be widely read today? Probably not. Though I don't recall anything particularly offensive or inappropriate. Though to be fair, it has been over a week since I've read it. I enjoyed it because of the glimpses into the imagination. It captures a time and place where ANYTHING was possible in terms of space exploration. It isn't grounded in science but in fantasy. I do imagine that there were a LOT of young children [boys and girls] who were interested in space in the 1950s and 1960s. This children's book isn't set in the future. It doesn't star adults, it's an ADVENTURE story starring a young child that probably many original readers could relate to.
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blbooks | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Feb 13, 2024 |
This book is beautiful, lush colors and scrumptious illustrations. It feels like another variation of the Youngest Son Seeks Fortune story.
 
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FamiliesUnitedLL | Hi ha 5 ressenyes més | Jul 1, 2023 |
I read this book to see for myself why the reviews talk about it with such fondness and reverence. The protagonists are two 11 year old boys who are called from our world to a parallel world which needs a hero to catch a wolf. Based on Norse mythology, the wolf is Fenris and represents Fear. At the beginning of the story the boys are enemies. Forced to work together to find Fenris and restrain him they are set tasks which they must cooperate to do. Thus a friendship builds. It is a good read, and a good lesson.… (més)
 
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Eurekas | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | May 2, 2023 |

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Obres
84
També de
21
Membres
4,618
Popularitat
#5,454
Valoració
4.0
Ressenyes
54
ISBN
260
Llengües
6
Preferit
3

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