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Mac and the Millstone of Time
Timothy Young
出版Schiffer Publishing, Limited, 2024-03-28
主題Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / GeneralJuvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / Animals / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etcJuvenile Fiction / Historical / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / Science Fiction / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / Science Fiction / Time Travel
ISBN07643679789780764367977
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=_BAl0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋An early chapter book that features the true story of the Old Wye Mill in Maryland, as told by a mouse who travels through time to different periods of US history.

Mac is a mouse who lives at the oldest operating gristmill in theUnited States. When he falls through the hole in the center of amillstone, he accidentally travels back in time, setting off a journeythat follows the very history of the mill itself. Mac visits varioustimes in the history of the mill, from its beginnings in 1682 throughits part in both the American Revolution and the Civil War. While hetries to get back to his own time, he faces dangers and meets long-lostrelatives who help him on his journey. Will Mac find his way back home?

The reader will enjoy
* the story of Mac and his journey through time;
* learning about American history from the earliest days of colonial times through today;
* learning about a real historic site, the Old Wye Mill, through educational diagrams and illustrations;
* 36 hand-drawn illustrations of Mac, the gristmill, and their story; and
* regional historical education touching on colonial, Civil War, and Revolutionary War times.

The book is intended for readers in second through sixth grade, depending ontheir reading level.