| Tunnel Through Time | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Lester del Rey |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction Time travel |
| Publisher | Westminster Press |
| Publication date | May 1966 |
| ISBN | 978-0-664-32371-4 |
Tunnel Through Time is a 1966 science fiction novel written by American science fiction and fantasy author Lester Del Rey. It is a children's time travel adventure.
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The novel tells the story of a boy named Bob Miller whose scientist father, Sam Miller, has invented a "time ring", a circular device that allows time travel. Bob, his friend and his friend's father ("Doc Tom", an archaeologist) travel through time in search of Bob's father, who has disappeared while traveling alone. Beginning in the Mesozoic Era (Sam's planned destination), the story depicts various adventures while the travelers jump from point to point in Earth's prehistory in search of the missing scientist.
This book was used in many elementary and middle school classrooms for reading and literature classes, and gained a notable popularity with its straightforward but dramatic writing style..
The book was originally published in hardcover by the Westminster Press in May 1966 and in paperback by Scholastic Inc. It was reprinted several times, most recently in 1974. [1]