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Jay Williams (1) (1914–1978)

Auteur van Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine

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The King With Six Friends (1968) 381 exemplaren
The Battle for the Atlantic (1959) 261 exemplaren
Danny Dunn and the Fossil Cave (1961) 199 exemplaren
Danny Dunn and The Swamp Monster (1971) 183 exemplaren
Jeanne d'Arc (1721) 165 exemplaren
The Cookie Tree (1967) 139 exemplaren
Knights of the Crusades (1735) 130 exemplaren
Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy (1974) 130 exemplaren
Danny Dunn: Scientific Detective (1975) — Auteur — 110 exemplaren
Danny Dunn, Time Traveler (1963) 97 exemplaren
Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor (1960) 95 exemplaren
The Hero from Otherwhere (1972) 87 exemplaren
Danny Dunn on a Desert Island (1957) 78 exemplaren
Danny Dunn and the Automatic House (1965) — Auteur — 76 exemplaren
Danny Dunn and the Heat Ray (1962) 67 exemplaren
The Spanish Armada (1966) 67 exemplaren
Solomon and Sheba (1959) 63 exemplaren
A Bag Full of Nothing (1974) 62 exemplaren
Danny Dunn and the Universal Glue (1977) 60 exemplaren
Petronella (1973) 50 exemplaren
The Magic Grandfather (1735) 49 exemplaren
Life in the Middle Ages (1966) 47 exemplaren
The Reward Worth Having (1977) 27 exemplaren
School for sillies (1969) 25 exemplaren
The horn of Roland (1968) 24 exemplaren
The Time of the Kraken (1977) 21 exemplaren
The People of the Ax (1974) 20 exemplaren
The Witches (1959) 19 exemplaren
Caesar Agustus (Real People) (1951) 16 exemplaren
Seven at one blow (1972) 16 exemplaren
Forgetful Fred (1974) 15 exemplaren
The silver whistle (1971) 15 exemplaren
The Surprising Things Maui Did (1979) 14 exemplaren
Stupid Marco (1970) 12 exemplaren
The sword of King Arthur (1970) 11 exemplaren
Tomorrow's Fire (1964) 10 exemplaren
The Water of Life (1980) 10 exemplaren
One Big Wish (1980) 10 exemplaren
The youngest captain (1972) 10 exemplaren
The Hawkstone (1971) 8 exemplaren
Philbert the Fearful (1966) 8 exemplaren
The Question Box (1965) — Auteur — 7 exemplaren
Fall of the Sparrow 7 exemplaren
The Burglar Next Door (1976) 7 exemplaren
Pettifur: A Story (1977) 6 exemplaren
A present from a bird (1971) 5 exemplaren
The Tournament of the Lions (1960) 5 exemplaren
To Catch A Bird (1968) 5 exemplaren
The Good Yeomen (1948) 4 exemplaren
The stolen oracle, (1943) 4 exemplaren
The Way of the Crusades (2005) 4 exemplaren
I Wish I Had Another Name (1962) 4 exemplaren
Magical storybook (1972) 3 exemplaren
The counterfeit African, (1944) 3 exemplaren
The Forger (1961) 2 exemplaren
Unearthly Beasts (Topliners) (1979) 2 exemplaren
Medusa's Head (1960) 2 exemplaren
The Siege (1955) 2 exemplaren
The Asa Rule 2 exemplaren
The Rogue from Padua 2 exemplaren
Eagle Jake and Indian Pete (1947) 2 exemplaren
Somebody to Play With 2 exemplaren
People of the axe (1975) 1 exemplaar
Chisholm Trail (1948) 1 exemplaar
The sword and the scythe, (1946) 1 exemplaar
Moon Journey (1976) 1 exemplaar
False Image [short story] (1958) 1 exemplaar

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14 Great Tales of ESP (1969) — Medewerker — 36 exemplaren
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Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
DELVING, Michael
WILLIAMS, Jay
Geboortedatum
1914-05-31
Overlijdensdatum
1978-07-12
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA (birth)
Geboorteplaats
Buffalo, New York, USA
Plaats van overlijden
London, England, UK
Oorzaak van overlijden
heart attack
Woonplaatsen
Buffalo, New York, USA(Birth)
Redding, Connecticut, USA
Opleiding
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University
Art Students League of New York
Beroepen
entertainer
stage manager
assistant press agent
author
Relaties
Williams, Barbara (wife)
Organisaties
United States Army
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Purple Heart
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, 1949
Korte biografie
married with two children, Christopher & Victoria.

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I mostly remember the absurdity of reading this book as a kid in the 1990s and trying to wrap my head around this being a "scientific" depiction of what space travel was going to be like, in *checks notes* 1956. You know, just casually making a gravitational slingshot around Saturn after accidentally launching my weird grandfathery stepdad's spaceship.

Also, Danny has to write "Space travel isn't possible" 500 times for his teacher at the beginning of the book. On what planet is this considered educational??

Super duper pulp, I bet it would be a fun reread.
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caedocyon | 3 andere besprekingen | Feb 22, 2024 |
First sentence: Space Captain Daniel Dunn stood on the bridge of the Revenge with his eyes on the viewer screens. He could see the fiery trails that were the rocket ships from Jupiter. Adjutant Dan Dunn ran up to report. "Sir," he cried, "They've got us surrounded!"

Premise/plot: Danny Dunn is a daydreamer. His current obsession is space [the final frontier]. Should he be spending class time daydreaming about exploring space? Probably not. Is he punished by his observant teacher? Yes. Does that lead to a real adventure in space? Perhaps. Danny's mom is a housekeeper who works for a scientist professor, Professor Bullfinch. Danny finds the Professor fascinating. Danny "accidentally" helps the Professor invent something unexpected and unintended--anti-gravity paint. This discovery will lead them [and two others, I believe] into space in a ship of their own, a ship not powered by rockets but by anti-gravity paint. Will they arrive on earth in time for Danny to turn in his homework??? Will they return at all????

My thoughts: It's silly, but it's vintage silly. Vintage science fiction can be a hoot. This is the start of a long series. I'm not sure I'm up to reading them all. But I definitely enjoyed this one. Does it deserve to be widely read today? Probably not. Though I don't recall anything particularly offensive or inappropriate. Though to be fair, it has been over a week since I've read it. I enjoyed it because of the glimpses into the imagination. It captures a time and place where ANYTHING was possible in terms of space exploration. It isn't grounded in science but in fantasy. I do imagine that there were a LOT of young children [boys and girls] who were interested in space in the 1950s and 1960s. This children's book isn't set in the future. It doesn't star adults, it's an ADVENTURE story starring a young child that probably many original readers could relate to.
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blbooks | 3 andere besprekingen | Feb 13, 2024 |
This book is beautiful, lush colors and scrumptious illustrations. It feels like another variation of the Youngest Son Seeks Fortune story.
 
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FamiliesUnitedLL | 5 andere besprekingen | Jul 1, 2023 |
I read this book to see for myself why the reviews talk about it with such fondness and reverence. The protagonists are two 11 year old boys who are called from our world to a parallel world which needs a hero to catch a wolf. Based on Norse mythology, the wolf is Fenris and represents Fear. At the beginning of the story the boys are enemies. Forced to work together to find Fenris and restrain him they are set tasks which they must cooperate to do. Thus a friendship builds. It is a good read, and a good lesson.… (meer)
 
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Eurekas | 1 andere bespreking | May 2, 2023 |

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Leden
4,628
Populariteit
#5,444
Waardering
4.0
Besprekingen
54
ISBNs
260
Talen
6
Favoriet
3

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