Max Booth is back And in the FOURTH instalment of this action-packed series, Max and his robo-sidekick, Oscar, are ready to sharpen their super-sleuthing skills yet again.
“This series offers something fresh and fun.”
In the year 2424, it seems crazy that people once needed film to take photos. Max and Oscar – Bluggsville’s smartest sleuths – are shocked when they find a 400-year-old roll of film. They’re even more shocked to discover that it still seems to contain someone’s happy snap!
Unfortunately, they’re not the only people who realise how rare, and valuable, this photo could be. Max and Oscar are going to need all of their wits to make sure the photo ends up in the museum, where it belongs!
PRAISE FOR THE SERIES
Cameron Macintosh’s debut children’s fantasy sci-fi series for middle graders, Max Booth Future Sleuth, is a mind-bending, time-warping fun adventure about a boy and his robo-dog sidekick on a mission to uncover the truths about ‘ancient’ artefacts (Are the ‘80s really that ancient?!). The first book to send us looping back and forth between time zones is Tape Escape. Set in 2424, it is a comically suspenseful story that sees Max and Oscar in all sorts of strife, following the theft of the valuable, all-encompassing, legendary David Snowie-archived cassette tape from the hands of a maniacal musicology nutter. Certainly one to goggle over (or google if you’re under 20), for its fascinating reflections into technological history and advancements – Boomerang Books
With underlying themes of the importance of education, social class prejudice and having a place to belong, Stamp Safari is nevertheless a light-hearted, creative, witty and entertaining story with plenty of scope for discussion and learning potential. Tech-heads, adventure- and detective-lovers and Sci-Fi fans will certainly give this book their stamp of approval. – Romi Sharp
A fun and futuristic junior fiction series kids will love.” – Just Write for Kids
Max is back. And in the third instalment of the action-packed Max Booth Future Sleuth series, Max and his robosidekick, Oscar, are ready to sharpen their super-sleuthing skills yet again. – Megan Higginson
Boomerang Books –
Cameron Macintosh’s debut children’s fantasy sci-fi series for middle graders, Max Booth Future Sleuth, is a mind-bending, time-warping fun adventure about a boy and his robo-dog sidekick on a mission to uncover the truths about ‘ancient’ artefacts (Are the ‘80s really that ancient?!). The first book to send us looping back and forth between time zones is Tape Escape. Set in 2424, it is a comically suspenseful story that sees Max and Oscar in all sorts of strife, following the theft of the valuable, all-encompassing, legendary David Snowie-archived cassette tape from the hands of a maniacal musicology nutter. Certainly one to goggle over (or google if you’re under 20), for its fascinating reflections into technological history and advancements.
Romi Sharp –
With underlying themes of the importance of education, social class prejudice and having a place to belong, Stamp Safari is nevertheless a light-hearted, creative, witty and entertaining story with plenty of scope for discussion and learning potential. Tech-heads, adventure- and detective-lovers and Sci-Fi fans will certainly give this book their stamp of approval.
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a marvellous junior fiction series – kids book review
Romi Sharp –
Author and illustrator have seamlessly combined once again to create this specially designed chapter book for children from age seven, including refreshingly engaging and straightforward language and pictures that reluctant to independent readers can happily clutch on to. The other superb thing to note is that each title sets its world and characters independently, besides the common thread of themes, so pick up any book at any time, and you’re winning. Macintosh’s playful humour and expressive tone keep readers ‘in the loop’ and mesmerised the whole way through. At the same time, Atze’s black and white illustrations capture a non-stop, laugh-out-loud visual showreel of action and comedy. A handy notes section at the back of the book explains the history of film photography and the science behind how it works. This is a brilliant addition for parents and educators to develop a further interest / study in comparisons between technological advancements from then, to now and the possibilities of the future.
Carolyn Hull – ReadPlus –
Recommended for readers aged 7-11. Cameron Macintosh has written a short, but appealing story set far into the future with a quirky mix of travel, technology, robotics and history as backdrops to the storyline. It is a fun and comedic adventure with some variations in pace and characterisation. Illustrated with engaging cartoons, this is a book for readers aged 7-11, and they will enjoy learning about other ‘old’ items discovered by Max Booth in the other books in the series.