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The Imagination Station #3: Peril in the
Palace
While visiting Mr. Whittaker, Patrick and Beth find a letter
requesting a golden tablet from China. The cousins visit Marco Polo,
who is 21 years old and on his way to meet Kublai Khan in 1275. The
Khan is easily impressed by the Chinese magicians in his court, but
Patrick and Marco Polo set out to show that it is science, not
magic, behind their tricks. Upon realizing that Patrick and Beth
have rare knowledge, the Khan tries to keep them with him forever.
During their stay in China, the
cousins meet Ollie, an 11-year-old boy who has been sending them
notes about Albert. The three children win the favor of the Khan’s
wife, and she helps them escape with a golden tablet that will
guarantee them safe passage out of China. When they return home,
they find out that Mr. Whittaker has met the mysterious Albert on a
previous Imagination Station visit.
 Paul
McCusker is the creative content director for Focus on the Family. He
has been a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and drama since 1979. His work
includes over forty published novels, full-length plays, dramatic sketch
collections, and song lyrics. For the Adventures in Odyssey
series alone, he has written over 200 half-hour radio episodes, eighteen
novels, and two screenplays for the best-selling animated videos. He has
dramatized many classics for Focus on the Family Radio Theatre,
including A Christmas Carol and Jan Karon's At Home in Mitford.
He also wrote and directed the Peabody Award–winning Bonhoeffer: The
Cost of Freedom and created the highly acclaimed Father Gilbert
Mysteries series. Paul lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his
wife, Elizabeth, and their two children.
 Marianne
Hering is a prolific writer, having written hundreds of articles and a
number of books for children and parents. For nine years she worked for
several magazines in Focus on the Family's periodicals department and
became the editor of Clubhouse, a Focus on the Family children's
magazine with a circulation of over 100,000. Marianne's book titles
include two series for girls (Lights, Camera, Action; and
White House Adventures) and a recent biography of William Bradford.
Her most recent title is a compilation of activities from Clubhouse
magazine, the Focus on the Family Clubhouse Family Activity Book. As a
mother of three children, Marianne is interested in parenting and
education issues, including home schooling and tutoring reading. She
graduated from Biola University (La Mirada, California) with a degree in
psychology and has continued her education with courses in writing and
editing. She and her husband, Doug, live in Colorado with their
nine-year-old daughter, Danielle, and two-year-old twin sons, Justin and
Kendrick.
Experience history and
learn lessons as Adventures in Odyssey characters travel
through time in Mr. Whittaker's greatest invention, the Imagination
Station.
- Paperback, 96 pages
- 5.5 x 8.0 inches
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