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Comprende il nome: Elizabeth Singer Hunt

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This book was a solid “meh” for me. I imagine the series follows the same pattern, just different settings, bad guys, and objects. I was intrigued by the pages in the front with the info about the family and their gadgets and the country they’ll be visiting. It set the expectation for the formula, but also provided some interesting factoids about where the adventure was to occur; Brazil, in this case. My delight in finding interesting info about Brazil and the Amazon was immediately spoiled by finding not one, but two incorrectly translated words in the Secret Agent Phrasebook (tchau = goodbye, not yes; sim = yes, not no) as well as incorrect pronunciation (Rs at the beginnings of words in Portuguese sound like Hs, thus rio would be pronounced closer to hee-oo). Unfortunately, outside of Spanish and the most basic Portuguese, I can’t confirm the veracity of other phrasebooks in the series, and will likely be suspicious of them from here on out. Errors notwithstanding, it was kind of a bummer that the author didn’t try to use those basic words in the context of the book itself, why else would they be added to the pages of useful information in the front?

The story itself was fine, the characters are stereotypical and vanilla, the drawing of the men described as Brazilians looked surprisingly Anglo, and there was more reliance on the boys’ tech than their own skills and abilities, but other than that it’s pretty unobjectionable (you can decide for yourselves if I have high standards for my kids’ books or I’m just being overly picky). There are definitely better adventure series out there for kids.
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Annrosenzweig | Oct 15, 2021 |
I read this book with my ten-year old son. It's a simple, exciting adventure story about a school-aged spy that was fun to read. However, as a Brit (we live in the U.S.) I must have a little moan on behalf of Britain- England specifically; my issue, which my son also picked up on, is that the author, who is clearly American, doesn't know how English people talk! On page 2 Jack's mum says to him, "The Book of the Month book club sure does send you quite a few books." I think a little research would show that an English person would never use the word 'sure' in that sentence. Replace it with certainly. It's such a small thing, but it is jarring. Jack, who has lived in England since he was 2, seems to speak with an American accent as well, which is surprising. There are too many examples to note, but most included that oh-so-American word "sure", such as "sure thing", "sure do" etc. Okay, I know it's a kid's book, but still, a little authenticity would be nice (ok, you tell me, a dog turned into a dinosaur after a kid stole a toe from a museum and you want authenticity??? Well, I believe that could happen, so yeah ;) )… (altro)
 
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lucylove73 | 2 altre recensioni | Aug 31, 2021 |
A great book for kids who have outgrown the Magic Treehouse books and want a little adventure in their lives. Jack is smart, earnest, brave -- and has cool gadgets! What could be better?
 
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amydelpo | 2 altre recensioni | Dec 9, 2014 |
In The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur, Jack zooms to the city that never sleeps to try to solve the mystery of the missing Allosaurus toe. Starting at the Natural History Museum, Jack's detection takes him to a competitive grade-schooler determined to win the science fair with his experiment crossing his own dog with the DNA from the bone of a dangerous, carnivorous dinosaur. Soon the gargantuan creature is terrorizing New Yorkers and Jack must stop him before he devours the animals in the Central Park zoo!… (altro)
 
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wichitafriendsschool | 2 altre recensioni | Oct 26, 2016 |

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38
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ISBN
246
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