The Time Machine

From School Library Journal Grades 4-7–The St. Charles Players perform this readers’ theatre-style rendition of H.G. Wells’ classic story. Using appropriate sound effects and alternating readers allows listeners to differentiate between characters and to develop a sense of place and time. The lively narration will hold listeners’ attention from beginning to end. The story begins with a revolutionary Victorian scientist who claims to have invented a machine that allows him to travel through time. Using flashbacks, he recounts his adventures in the futurist world he visits in his time machine to a group of skeptical friends. This abridged version will work well as an introduction to classic literature in elementary grade classes, but omits too much of the original text for older students. Consider adding this title to audiobook collections that focus on classic, time-tested literature.Sarah Prielipp, Chippewa River District Library System, Mt Pleasant, MICopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Product Description A dramatic presentation of Wells’ classic story about a time traveler who finds a strange new world when he journeys to the year 802,700.