Newton And The Time Machine [Paperback]

Having saved the Kingdom of Merriwarts and united his giant friends Queen Gertrude and King Herbert in blissful (if smelly) marriage, 10-year-old genius Newton is in need of a new project. For a boy fascinated by dinosaurs, theres only one thing to do: build a time machine so he can go back and see them! But when the test voyage of the time machinewith Herbert and Gertrude on boardends in a smoky explosion and a missing time machine (not to mention missing giants!), Newton finds himself with new problems to solve.
??? With the help of his friend Max, talking toy soldier Commander Joe and the repulsive but friendly Witch Hazel, Newton is able to trace his time machine to the hidden kingdom of the leprechauns, the worlds greatest thieves. Whether hell be able to get it back, along with Herbert and Gertrude, is another storyone complicated by the police arrest of a real giant, the soccer tryouts of his sports-crazy quadruplet brothers and the arrival of Gertrudes good-for-nothing brother, Prince Raphael, in the Kingdom of Merriwarts.
??? With the same deft sense of childrens humour that made his debut novel an award-winning bestseller, Michael McGowansNewton and the Time Machinestrikes the perfect balance between wackiness and authenticity. Kids will love Newtons crazy adventures as he and Max track down their friends and learn a lesson in confidence along the way.