Le Trio de Jamaisville #1-FV

The Story- In a strange new town at a new school, brother and sister Jamie and Kate are having trouble fitting in. After Matt, one of the school trouble-makers, finds Jamie’s secret lab in the school basement, a strange old telephone buzzes with a message for help- and the three embark on an exciting adventure into the distant past.

As well as the adventure, young readers will enjoy the sometimes prickly exchanges between Kate and Matt, and the clever way Jamie solves the mystery.


L’histoire : Jamie et sa sœur Kate viennent d'arriver dans une nouvelle ville et ont du mal à s’intégrer dans leur nouvelle école. Lorsque Matt, un petit chenapan de l’école, trouve le laboratoire secret de Jamie dans le sous-sol de l’école, un étrange vieux téléphone émet un signal de détresse. C’est alors que les trois enfants s’embarquent dans un extraordinaire voyage dans le passé lointain.

Les jeunes lecteurs apprécieront l’aventure, les amusantes disputes entre Kate et Matt et l’astucieuse façon dont Jamie résout le mystère. 


    - The french version, “Le trio de Jamaisville,”  was designed to provide new and exciting reading material for french immersion students.

Packed with colourful illustrations and action, the story is aimed at the Grade 4 and 5 levels, with a language level to match the narrative.

All children benefit from extra curricular reading, and they take to it  enthusiastically when they’re reading for pleasure. In that irresistible comic book form, here are some adventure stories that they can read in french, without feeling as though they’re doing their homework.

 

The plot, characters and action should also capture the curiosity of native french speakers in the same age group.

 

The text is in the exceptionally clear font, FS Me, which was designed to address

reading disabilities, but also makes reading in a second language that much easier.