So I'm not sure if I misread the book/it was just confusing in that area, or if they've changed the way the Imagination Station works (though then the name wouldn't really make sense either). And yet, this story made it seem like the kids were actually sent back in time. That's likely due to not having read the rest of the series, but I did think I knew enough about the Imagination Station from Adventures in Odyssey as a whole to know that it's.well.all in the imagination. I'm a little confused about the premise for the series, the Imagination Station, and how it works.

But that's all the more reason this story is a nice way of making historical events and figures more memorable. For that matter, I didn't know about him either, though I can't guarantee I didn't read about him in passing during a history class in school and simply forgot about him. The doctor who first posited that cholera was spread by contaminated water, rather than through the air, for example, is certainly not one that kids this age are likely to have heard about. I did still like it, though, and appreciate the way these stories bring somewhat lesser-known pockets of history to life for children. I did not like this one quite as much as the third in the arc, which might have been due to the respective subject matters as much as anything. I actually read part 3 of this story arc (which, in turn, is part of a much larger series) first, then decided to go back and read the preceding stories. But when Patrick learns that he drank water from the contaminated pump, he's not certain he'll be able to make it back from 1854 alive. John Snow and Curate Henry Whitehead who played important roles in history. They are separated at first and meet historical figures like Dr. |a Whitehead, Henry, |d 1825-1896 |v Juvenile fiction.In this first of a 3-part story arc, cousins Beth and Patrick are tasked with finding a mystery liquid in London during the cholera epidemic of 1854. |a Nightingale, Florence, |d 1820-1910 |v Juvenile fiction. Will he escape? Can the cousins help Curate Whitehead put together the clues to keep this deadly disease from spreading?

In their quest for truth, Patrick finds himself a prisoner in a workhouse. John Snow, Florence Nightingale, and Curate Henry Whitehead in a thrilling scientific adventure to discover why this disease was killing people around Broad Street. In Poison at the Pump, Patrick and Beth travel back in time in the Imagination Station to London, England, during the cholera epidemic of 1854. Each book whisks readers away on the adventure with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. |a When kids step into the Imagination Station, they experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure and excitement. |a Poison at the pump |h / |c Chris Brack and Sheila Seifert.

Poison at the Pump by Chris Brack