Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine
Raymond Abrashkin, Jay Williams
Author:
Raymond Abrashkin, Jay Williams
Illustrator:
Ezra Jack Keats
Publication:
1958 by Whittlesey House: A Division of McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
Series:
Danny Dunn
Pages:
141
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Another very funny story about that engaging young fellow, Danny Dunn, and the adventures he attracts without even trying.
It starts the day Professor Bullfinch leaves for Washington and entrusts Danny with the care of his semi-portable computer. Impetuous Danny gets the bright idea of using the computer to do his homework. To salve his conscience and those of his two companions—Irene Miller, the new girl next door, and his old friend Joe—he reasons that the long way of working things out with paper and pencil is old-fashioned.
As might be expected, Mrs. Dunn and the teacher, Miss Arnold, do not go along with this theory. And when these two put their heads together, Danny's troubles really begin.
Ezra Jack Keats' illustrations project the same spirit of fun in this third hilarious story of a boy who often rues his actions because he jumps too quickly to conclusions.
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Raymond Abrashkin
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Jay Williams
1914 - 1978American
Jay Williams was born in Buffalo in 1914, lived for a while in Rochester and finished high school in New York City. He attended the University of Pe... See more
Ezra Jack Keats
1916 - 1983American
Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, and lived all his life in New York except for Army service in World War II and, later, a year of travel and st... See more
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Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine
Reviewed by Sherry Early
In Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine, Danny is flanked by his two friends Irene and Joe as the trio experiment with getting Professor Bullfinch's new mini-computer, Miniac aka Minny, to do their homework for them. As dated as the science is in this book, I think this particular Danny Dunn adventure has a lot to say about present day technology and our relationship to it. Professor Bullfinch, in the story, has invented a computer that is much smaller and faster and more powerful than the actual computers (IBM) available in 1958. However, when Irene says to the professor that Miniac is "a kind of Superman", the professor disagrees . . .
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine
A satisfactory resolution for all concerned follows in the track of much hilarious confusion and considerable good sense...
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