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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1986
John Midas in the Dreamtime
By Patrick Skene Catling, Jean Jenkins Loewer (Illustrator)
Part of the John Midas series
A cave visit sends John back to a prehistoric world.
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96 pages
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Bookroo's summary
John Midas stumbles into a time warp while exploring sacred cave paintings in the Australian Outback. Suddenly, he's thrust into a prehistoric era, living among an ancient aboriginal tribe. As he navigates this unfamiliar world, John discovers the origins of fire and the boomerang. Can he adapt to survive, or will he find a way back to his own time? The past holds secrets that could change everything.
From the publisher
While visiting the site of sacred cave paintings in the middle of the Australian outback, John Midas slips back thousands of years and finds himself among a prehistoric aboriginal tribe.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
The series
The John Midas series
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The fine print
Book details
Publication
- Published
- November 1, 1987
- First published
- January 1, 1986
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780553155679
- OCLC
- 17446040
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