The Adventures of Bubba Jones {Book Review}

The Adventures of Bubba Jones {Book Review}

Did you ever go visit your grandparents for the summer? Or take a family trip out to the wilderness? I did some of both growing up and I smile when I remember those times. In the book, The Adventures of Bubba Jones, readers go along on a journey with three family members who hike through the Great Smoky Mountains.

Tommy “Bubba Jones” and his sister Jenny “Hug-a-Bug” learn more about the Great Smoky Mountain National Park than they ever thought they would when Papa Lewis lets them in on a family secret: The family has legendary time traveling skills! With these abilities, Bubba Jones and Hug-a-Bug travel back in time and meet the park’s founders, its earliest settlers, native Cherokee Indians, wild animals, extinct creatures and what the park was like millions of years ago. With this time traveling ability also comes a family mystery but the only person who can help solve the mystery is a long lost relative who lives somewhere in the park. Explore the Smokies with Bubba Jones and family in a whole new way.

This has become part of our bedtime routine as we read a few pages every night. Together, we are learning about not only the Great Smoky Mountains but also about history. Papa Lewis teaches Tommy and Jenny about the history of the area, and so the readers are learning as well.

A few of the topics covered are:

• Native Indians
• Animals, both present and extinct
• Climate change
• Geography & geology

We’ve been to the Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge, TN, area several times, including a few trips through the mountains. I can’t wait until our next visit, now that we’ve started learning more about the history and interesting details about the area.

This book is intended for ages 8-14, but I think it’s okay for a younger child as long as they are reading it with an older child or adult to help explain things or discuss any questions they might come up with in the reading.

It also contains several illustrations and maps that help explain different things we were learning about. Plus we referenced online maps and pictures as additional resources when we needed more information.

You can purchase a copy of The Adventures of Bubba Jones today at Amazon.

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