Voyage with the Vikings (AIO Imagination Station Books)

Voyage with the Vikings (AIO Imagination Station Books)

Over 1 million sold in the series! While visiting Mr. Whittaker at Whit’s Soda Shoppe, Beth and Patrick find a mysterious letter in the Imagination Station requesting a Viking sunstone. The letter is old and says that someone named Albert will be imprisoned if the sunstone isn’t found. Mr. Whittaker sends cousins Patrick and Beth to Greenland circa 1000. On their quest for the sunstone, the cousins meet Vikings Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson―and find the sunstone as they join Leif on his first voyage to North America. Book #1 in the beloved Christian kids’ series from the creators of Adventures in Odyssey - Filled with clean action and biblical values so parents and grandparents can hand these chapter books to children worry-free - Early readers will learn about Norse Vikings and showing kindness even to their enemies Join Patrick and Beth as they continue their travels to various lands and times in the Imagination Station book series. Watch for falling ice and flying spears! “Your Christ is a God of peace―not war!” Erik the Red said. “He has no place in Greenland.” Mr. Whittaker, a kind but mysterious inventor, has sent cousins Patrick and Beth to Greenland through the Imagination Station. It’s the year 1000, and they meet Viking Erik the Red, who is angry about the new God. Mr. Whittaker wants the cousins to find a Sunstone, but what does one look like? And what does it have to do with the mysterious letter found in the inventor’s workshop? Most important, can Patrick and Beth find a Sunstone before Erik’s son Leif sails away with the Imagination Station on board his ship? The key to adventure lies within your imagination! What to join Patrick and Beth on their adventures? Visit www.TheImaginationStation.com. You’ll find out more fun facts about Vikings and the animals of Greenland. Plus you’ll get the scoop on the next book, and much more! Recommended for ages 7 and up Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 1.7 Voyage with the Vikings BOOK 1 By MARIANNE HERING PAUL McCUSKER TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS, INC. Copyright © 2010 Focus on the Family All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-58997-627-6 Contents 1 Whit's End.............................12 The Costume Closet.....................83 The Note...............................134 The Tidal Wave.........................185 The Spear..............................286 Erik the Red...........................337 The Church.............................418 The Ship...............................509 The Thief..............................5710 The Feast.............................6111 The Full Moon.........................7512 The Bolted Door.......................8013 The Red Sail..........................8714 The Blue Stone........................9615 The Second Note.......................104Secret Word Puzzle.......................110 Chapter One Whit's End It all began on a Monday. Beth and her cousin Patrick were at Whit's End. It was a soda shop in a large, old house. Kids thought Whit's End was the best place in town for ice cream. But there was a lot more to Whit's End than scoops and cones. It had more rooms than Patrick could count. Down the hallway was a radio studio. And a theater to perform plays. Plus a library. On the second floor, there was a large model train. And the Bible Room. It was like a kids' museum. Patrick followed Beth from room to room with wide eyes. "Are there any video games?" Patrick asked. "The kind with sword fighters? Or guys who fight monsters?" "No," Beth said. "But I'll show you the Imagination Station. It's kind of like a time machine." Patrick liked the words imagination and time machine . "Where is it?" Patrick asked. "It's usually in the corner of the Bible Room," Beth said. "But it's not there today. Come on. Let's ask Mr. Whittaker. Someone said he's in his basement workshop." Patrick followed Beth down the spiral staircase and over to the basement door. She opened it. They went down another set of stairs. At the bottom, the cousins looked into a large room. It was filled with tables and benches. There were boxes, large drills, and sawhorses. Parts from old ovens and computers sat on the floor. "This is his workshop?" Patrick asked. He picked up a rusted spring from a nearby table. He dropped it. The spring made a ping sound. It bounced like a toy. "It looks more like a scientist's junkyard," he said. "Mr. Whittaker invents things," Beth said. Beth picked up the spring. She put it back on a table. Just then Mr. Whittaker came around a corner. He was tall with white hair and a moustache. He also had a kind smile. "Good morning, Beth," Mr. Whittaker said. "Hi, this is my cousin Patrick. He's my age," she said. "His mom is my dad's sister." "Hi," Patrick said. Suddenly Beth said, "There it is!" She walked over to a large machine. The front part was round like a helicopter. "I wanted Patrick to see the Imagination Station," she said. Mr. Whittaker said, "