The Imagination Station Book 2

     In the second Imagination Station book for ages 7 and up, Attack at the Arena, cousins Patrick and Beth travel to ancient Rome. At the Roman Colosseum, Emperor Honorius is hosting a gladiator battle in celebration of a war victory. Beth attends the event as the emperor’s slave; Patrick attends as a monk’s apprentice but is taken prisoner and sent to fight in the arena. During their adventure, the cousins meet Telemachus (a true historical figure), a monk who believes that fighting is wrong. Telemachus is willing to risk everything—even his life—to stop the killing.                                                  

 This book is interesting to younger readers and teaches readers, young and old, interesting historical facts about Emperor Honorius, Telemachus, and the colosseum in Rome.  Although older readers may become a tad bored with the short sentences, this book will be widely enjoyed by younger readers. Overall I give it a 4 out of 5 stars. Thank you Tyndale for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book to review.

April Fools

Just in case you guys didn't know, the "Pranks for the Memories" Sampler pack doesn't exist. It was an April Fools joke.

PS. You can now listen to 4 parts of "The Green Ring Conspiracy" on the radio! Don't forget the discussion blog for the new album!

New Sampler Pack

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Some of you may remember the picture to the right that was posted on the AIO Facebook Fan page a while ago. What I just noticed was at the top left of the picture there is a teaser for a new sampler pack. Today, they released a full-resolution version of the first sketch which you can see at the bottom right. This sampler pack is called "Pranks for the Memories" and includes the episodes "Pranks for the Memories", "I Slap Floor", and a new episode that is yet to be released! You can see the title of the new episode here or you can pre-order this album that is scheduled to released on May 23 this year here.

First Sketch (Click to enlarge)

Interview with Cristina Pucelli

A new Official AIO Podcast is out with an interview with Cristina Pucelli, voice of Emily Jones:


Cristina Pucelli chats with Bob and Jesse about voicing Emily Jones, how she got started in acting, and more.


If your aren't too sure about how you feel about the character of Emily yet, listen to the rest of TGRC to learn more about her personality. 

*Sigh*. . . ."The Green Ring Conspiracy" is out. . . .I'm not as excited as I used to be about previous albums because I downloaded this album a month early. I don't regret downloading it, but I'm not as excited as I used to be. Eugene already recorded the episodes so he is a little bored now too (see right).

     Anyway, I'm not going to review the episodes individually because all of the album is best reviewed as a whole. 

     That's all for now.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

The Imagination Station, "Voyage with the Vikings"

     

I recently received a copy of "Voyage with the Vikings", the first of the 5 Imagination Station books for children ages 7 and up. In this book, cousins Beth and Patrick go into the Imagination Station in search of a Viking Sunstone.
     This is a very good book. The book has vivid details and has amazing illustrations. Like the Imagination Station always does in an Adventures in Odyssey episode, it brought the history of Vikings like Erik the Red to life. It made historical figures like Erik the Red, his son Leif Erikkson and his mother, Hilda, come to life. Even though this book is meant for children 7 and up, even older kids can enjoy this fun story.
     Thanks Tyndale for supplying me with a complimentary copy of this book to review!