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Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine

Raymond Abrashkin;Jay Williams (1969)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesDanny Dunn #11
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.85
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHumorHappy Ending

Hero archetypes

Bookish / Nerdy Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistDuo / Partners

Tropes

Fish out of WaterFound FamilyQuestMentor Figure

Themes

FriendshipProblem SolvingScientific DiscoveryCuriosityTeamwork

Synopsis

Professor Bullfinch has created a machine for the government which will shrink objects and be used for spying. When Danny sneaks into the lab, he and his friends discover the machine and try to use it for a problem they have been dealing with at school.

Is Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

A wholesome 1960s children's science fiction adventure with no objectionable content. Kids sneak into a lab and use a shrinking machine to solve a school problem in a classic educational adventure format.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids who love science and adventure will enjoy following Danny and his friends as they get shrunk down and have to solve problems using teamwork and cleverness.

Tags

Science FictionEducational FictionAdventure