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Jay Williams (1) (1914–1978)

Autor(a) de Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine

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84+ Works 4,618 Membros 54 Críticas 3 Favorited

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Obras por Jay Williams

The King With Six Friends (1968) 379 exemplares
The Battle for the Atlantic (1959) 260 exemplares
Danny Dunn and the Fossil Cave (1961) 198 exemplares
Danny Dunn and The Swamp Monster (1971) 182 exemplares
Joan of Arc: Warrior Saint (1721) 165 exemplares
The Cookie Tree (1967) 138 exemplares
Knights of the Crusades (1735) 130 exemplares
Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy (1974) 129 exemplares
Danny Dunn: Scientific Detective (1975) — Autor — 109 exemplares
Danny Dunn, Time Traveler (1963) 97 exemplares
Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor (1960) 95 exemplares
The Hero from Otherwhere (1972) 87 exemplares
Danny Dunn on a Desert Island (1957) 78 exemplares
Danny Dunn and the Automatic House (1965) — Autor — 76 exemplares
Danny Dunn and the Heat Ray (1962) 67 exemplares
The Spanish Armada (1966) 66 exemplares
Solomon and Sheba (1959) 63 exemplares
A Bag Full of Nothing (1974) 62 exemplares
Danny Dunn and the Universal Glue (1977) 60 exemplares
Petronella (1973) 50 exemplares
The Magic Grandfather (1735) 49 exemplares
Life in the Middle Ages (1966) 47 exemplares
The Reward Worth Having (1977) 27 exemplares
School for sillies (1969) 25 exemplares
The horn of Roland (1968) 24 exemplares
The Time of the Kraken (1977) 21 exemplares
The People of the Ax (1974) 20 exemplares
The Witches (1959) 19 exemplares
Caesar Agustus (Real People) (1951) 16 exemplares
Seven at one blow (1972) 16 exemplares
Forgetful Fred (1974) 15 exemplares
The silver whistle (1971) 15 exemplares
The Surprising Things Maui Did (1979) 14 exemplares
Stupid Marco (1970) 12 exemplares
The sword of King Arthur (1970) 11 exemplares
Tomorrow's Fire (1964) 10 exemplares
The Water of Life (1980) 10 exemplares
One Big Wish (1980) 10 exemplares
The youngest captain (1972) 10 exemplares
The Hawkstone (1971) 8 exemplares
Philbert the Fearful (1966) 8 exemplares
The Question Box (1965) — Autor — 7 exemplares
Fall of the Sparrow 7 exemplares
The Burglar Next Door (1976) 7 exemplares
Pettifur: A Story (1977) 6 exemplares
A present from a bird (1971) 5 exemplares
The Tournament of the Lions (1960) 5 exemplares
To Catch A Bird (1968) 5 exemplares
The Good Yeomen (1948) 4 exemplares
The stolen oracle, (1943) 4 exemplares
The Way of the Crusades (2005) 4 exemplares
I Wish I Had Another Name (1962) 4 exemplares
Magical storybook (1972) 3 exemplares
The counterfeit African, (1944) 3 exemplares
The Forger (1961) 2 exemplares
Unearthly Beasts (Topliners) (1979) 2 exemplares
Medusa's Head (1960) 2 exemplares
The Siege (1955) 2 exemplares
The Asa Rule 2 exemplares
The Rogue from Padua 2 exemplares
Eagle Jake and Indian Pete (1947) 2 exemplares
Somebody to Play With 2 exemplares
People of the axe (1975) 1 exemplar
Chisholm Trail (1948) 1 exemplar
The sword and the scythe, (1946) 1 exemplar
Moon Journey (1976) 1 exemplar
False Image [short story] (1958) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales (1993) — Contribuidor — 365 exemplares
The Family Read-Aloud Christmas Treasury (1989) — Contribuidor — 273 exemplares
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature Set (1961) — Contribuidor — 209 exemplares
Science Fiction Stories (1991) — Contribuidor — 181 exemplares
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6th Series (1957) — Contribuidor — 138 exemplares
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 11th Series (1962) — Contribuidor — 88 exemplares
Princess Tales (1971) — Contribuidor — 88 exemplares
The Kingfisher Treasury of Witch and Wizard Stories (1996) — Contribuidor — 66 exemplares
The Kingfisher Treasury of Princess Stories (2001) — Contribuidor — 54 exemplares
Beyond the Stars (Tales of Adventure in Time and Space) (1983) — Contribuidor — 45 exemplares
14 Great Tales of ESP (1969) — Contribuidor — 36 exemplares
International Relations Through Science Fiction (1978) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7, March 1978 (1978) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 4, December 1975 — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 12, August 1975 — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, July 1977 — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6, February 1978 — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Outros nomes
DELVING, Michael
WILLIAMS, Jay
Data de nascimento
1914-05-31
Data de falecimento
1978-07-12
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA (birth)
Local de nascimento
Buffalo, New York, USA
Local de falecimento
London, England, UK
Causa da morte
heart attack
Locais de residência
Buffalo, New York, USA(Birth)
Redding, Connecticut, USA
Educação
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University
Art Students League of New York
Ocupações
entertainer
stage manager
assistant press agent
author
Relações
Williams, Barbara (wife)
Organizações
United States Army
Prémios e menções honrosas
Purple Heart
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, 1949

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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 outras críticas | 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 outras críticas | 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 outras críticas | 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.… (mais)
 
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Eurekas | 1 outra crítica | May 2, 2023 |

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Obras
84
Also by
21
Membros
4,618
Popularidade
#5,454
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
54
ISBN
260
Línguas
6
Marcado como favorito
3

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