Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?

For this reading log I read The Time Warp Trio: Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?, by Jon Scieszka. I definitely enjoyed this story for many reasons. The message of this series is to provide many different historical backgrounds, time periods, and experiences in order to pass this knowledge to children in a fun and hilarious way.

Firstly, this story is engaging to its readers and utilizes several strategies to achieve this. There are illustrations that can be found everywhere in this book. This is a chapter book, and I was definitely pleasantly surprised to see how many illustrations were included. At some points, they are small, but at others, they take up an entire page. At the very end on page 71, we see the trio going back to their show more original time period instead of 1877 Brooklyn, NY. There is a full page of illustration to help the reader visualize the scene. They overall help convey what is happening in the story and provides extra clarification.

Furthermore, when the trio arrive in the new time period, they provide lots of helpful knowledge that shows the reader the information and book is accurate to the time it is portraying. One character named Samza says, “The towers were finished by 1876. All the cables were done by 1878. So we are somewhere between those two dates.” This character was very into research and information, and helps set up the accurate time period through a realistic and descriptive manner.

Finally, this story includes the trio, who are 3 boys, and their 3 great-granddaughters they met in a previous book in the series. This creates a very large potential audience, as kids like to read about characters similar to themselves. Both the male and female characters create hysterical dialogue, alone and together, which adds a lot to the story. Towards the middle of the story, Sam and Samza are having a small argument, which ends up being humorous as you read it. They go back and forth saying things like “You said it, I don’t know, you should know, I don’t, get lost, we’re going to be!” These types of little arguments definitely happen amongst boys and girls their age, so it becomes engaging and relatable to the readers. show less

I chose a book from The Time Warp Trio, titled Hey Kid, Want to Buy a bridge?” This is my first time reading from The Time Warp Trio, and I was really excited to see what author Jon Scieszka had in store for me. Quickly I was impressed how the author jumps right into his story. Right away we were able to tell that this was going to be a fiction science tale. The characters start off discussing how they ended up on the Brooklyn Bridge and New York City doesn’t exist. They head to their time warp machine and find Thomas Edison. Their quest is to get Thomas Edison back in time so that he may invent the light bulb, and the phonograph.
I really enjoyed this book because it was able to catch my attention. There was playful banter all show more throughout the book which made me laugh from page to page. There were no illustrations but I believe my students would like this book because it came off to me as easy reading. The playful book does a great job of tying in science lessons with humor and the fiction imagination.
I would recommend this book to any young adult with an interest in science, reading, or a playful imagination. My first experience with the time warp trio was a fun one. If I weren’t embarrassed to check these books out I’m sure I’d read the entire collection. I hope to one day have the collection of these books sitting in my class room library. show less

Jon Scieszka is the Author of the book Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge. He was a teacher at a school in New York. Scieszka is a teacher, a writer, a lifeguard and a painter. The book begins with Fred, Joe and Sam on top of a building. As they walk towards the other end of the building they discover that the building is not completely finished. Throughout the book the three boys try to save inventions like the light bulb and the phonography. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest of imagination.
I hope to one day have the collection of these books sitting in my class room library. This book is one of the best books ive read. I wish they would come up with more but they havent yet. When i grow up i hope that i can make books show more like these ones. show less

The Time Warp Trio travels back in time to 1877 Brooklyn. As they travel through their neighborhood they see how things were then. It bring the history to life for the reader when being seen by a similar perspective.
It's a good suppliment to the industrial revolution or inventors/inventions. An activity to go along with this book would be for the students to design their own inventions.

Jon Scieszka is the Author of the book Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge. He was a teacher at a school in New York. Scieszka is a teacher, a writer, a lifeguard and a painter. The book begins with Fred, Joe and Sam on top of a building. As they walk towards the other end of the building they discover that the building is not completely finished. Throughout the book the three boys try to save inventions like the light bulb and the phonography. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest of imagination.
I hope to one day have the collection of these books sitting in my class room library. This book is one of the best books ive read. I wish they would come up with more but they havent yet. When i grow up i hope that i can make books show more like these ones. show less

The time warp trio ends up travelling back to Brookline a hundred years ago with their great-granddaughters and an apathetic Thomas Edison. They have to find their time travel book and then figure out how to excite Edison again and get out of there without messing things up. They turn the book into a record, it plays the words they need to say, and while going back their own time, they excite Edison.

Jon Scieszka is the Author of the book Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?. He was a teacher at a school in New York, New York. Along with various books he writes magazine articles. Scieszka is not only a teacher and a writer but a lifeguard and a painter. The book begins with Fred, Joe and Sam on top of a building. As they walk towards the other end of the building they discover that the building is not completely finished. Throughout the book the three boys try to save inventions such as the light bulb and the phonography. I think this book is good because it not only discuses inventions from a while ago but it also could lead to students performing math problems. One math problem could be how much material is needed to complete the show more bridge. This book makes students think but it a fun way. show less