Time Out!
Eddie Woo Super Sleuth: a mind for maths and a nose for adventure
Time Out!
A treasure hunt, a piano key, ciphers, a puzzle from the past ...
When Eddie uncovers a potential clue to a century's old treasure hunt, he and his friends Rusty and DT are soon hot on the trail of this long ago, hidden treasure.
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Eddie Woo loves maths, loves adventure and loves his two best friends Rusty and DT.
Together they hang out, have fun and have each other’s backs. They are also curious and keen to find answers to problems that come their way… like when Eddie discovers the founder of their school may have hidden a scavenger hunt leading to a secret fortune.
The kids decide to follow the clues and try to solve the mystery (and find the hidden treasure). And it turns out there a heaps of puzzles to work through in this epic scavenger hunt, so Eddie and the gang get a good brain workout to move forward in the hunt.
But it turns out they aren’t the only ones looking for the treasure, and with every step, it feels like someone is there, watching and waiting.
Who’s out there? And what do they want?
The Whodunnit, Eddie Woo? series is a fabulous new offering on the junior fiction shelf. These books are seriously addictive, and the adventures Eddie and his friends go on make me want to head off in search of mysterious to solve.
Time Out! is book one in the series, and it starts things off with a splash. Throughout the book there are puzzles and maths challenges, and the mysteries are layered with twists and turns you won’t see coming.
Large text and illustrations throughout make this a great book for junior readers ready to step up to something more challenging. And the book is a fast and action-packed read.
Australia’s favourite maths teacher, Eddie Woo plus Jess Black plus Mitch Vane deliver in this awesome new junior fiction series for maths and mystery lovers everywhere.
- Kids’ Book Review
“Highly recommended.
Popular Mathematician Eddie Woo, in collaboration with author Jess Black, has written an entertaining and exciting middle grade adventure. Eddie is beginning Year Six with his best friends, Rusty and DT and this term their classroom is in the Library as the old school hall is being repaired.
Eddie is surprised when he is offered the opportunity to help fix the huge clock from the 1880’s which usually hangs above the entrance to the school hall. He stumbles upon on the first clue with the big hand being an old brass key and begins to see the connection between the quote “Education Opens Doors.” This is the beginning of an exciting adventure with his Super Sleuth pals, Rusty and DT, to uncover a series of clever clues from Henry Cedric James who was the founder of the school and leads to an amazing discovery. Along the journey the children uncover clues in an old-fashioned blackboard, a grand piano, a lighthouse, a cathedral, and a waterfall in a National Park. Their clever investigation helps to solve a mystery but not before they face unexpected danger.
The detailed drawings by illustrator Mitch Vane complement the text perfectly and provide important visual links for readers. The use of interesting mathematical concepts and explanations throughout are a bonus and add depth to this action-packed story. Whodunit, Eddie Woo? Time Out is a refreshing new read that will be very popular with middle-grade readers.
Themes Friends, Humour, Problem Solving, Mathematical Clues, Adventure.”
— readplus.com.au
“In 2018, Eddie Woo, famous maths teacher was named Australia's Local Hero of the Year and shortlisted as one of the top ten teachers in the world and he writes books!
In Time Out, Eddie Woo is the Super Sleuth and he is ready for action and mystery. The Super Sleuth naturally has a mind for maths and he has a nose for adventure He also likes to skateboard and in this story he is about to skateboard into danger.
Eddie and his best friends Rusty and DT love adventure and they're about to go treasure hunting.
They have to do all sorts of things on this treasure hunt, fun things like scale a lighthouse, crack a musical mystery and along the way they find a cave and forgotten gold. The trio soon found out they are not the only ones searching for the treasure.
Written with a sense of adventure, it is a gripping and easy to read with words that will help grow young reader's vocabulary and see how maths can help them along the way.It's an ideal book, to engage readers in the 10 - 14 year age group and keep them turning the pages of this fun adventure.”
— School Days Magazine