RODERICK HUNT - Read with Biff, Chip, and Kipper: The Strange Box

In The Strange Box, Biff, Chip and Kipper and their friends are older. They buy a strange box but a sinister man tries to take it from them. Fortunately, Mr Mortlock, the school caretaker is on hand to help them... Biff, Chip, Kipper and friends are older now and their true destiny is about to be revealed... Can they stop the evil Virans from destroying history as we know it? The Time Chronicles are exciting chapter books following your favourite characters on a series of adventures through time. These captivating stories feature familiar characters in fast-paced adventures to engage children. The missions feature real historical events and characters, fascinating facts and thrilling plots. Children will love reading these language-rich adventures. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.
 
There are six titles at Stage 10+:
The Strange Box: The children have grown up. They buy an old box but a strange man tries to take it off them. Mr Mortlock, the school caretaker, zaps the strange man and they all run through a doorway that appears on the horizon.
Beyond the Door: The children are on the other side of the doorway, in the Time Vault. When Mr Mortlock comes through he transforms into Mortlock, the Time Guardian. He explains their new mission - to fight the Virans, whose aim is to destroy history as we know it.
The Jewel in the Hub: Wilf goes back to Renaissance Italy and meets the young Leonardo Da Vinci. The boys discover the Hub (a part of the TimeWeb), but so do the Virans!
The Matrix Mission: Neena goes back to medieval Germany and meets the young Johann Gutenberg. They have to find and retrieve the Matrix (the keyboard element of the TimeWeb).
The Power of the Cell: Nadim, Kipper and Wilma go back in time to find the Cell (the 'battery' of the TimeWeb machine). They meet the young Michael Faraday and a new character, Tyler.
The TimeWeb: The children and Mortlock put all the pieces of the TimeWeb together, but it doesn't work! They need the magic key.