Time Warp Trio: Brooklyn Bridge, Chapter 1

I talked about the time warp television series about a year and a half ago and what great possibilities it had for merging literacy and social studies with technology, an excerpt

Imagine the enthusiasm that could have been built by using these books in conjunction with the television show and the extensive Discovery Channel site that supports it. This should have been a no brainer for those 25 year old Management Consultants that run Tweed.

Now I see even more possibilities using the embedded google video player. More to come on this
about time warp from wikipedia
Time Warp Trio is a series of children's books written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. A animated television series based on the books was then later made. The show airs on Discovery Kids but also aired in a two-hour Discovery Kids block on NBC until September 2, 2006. The show still airs daily on the Discovery Kids Channel.

When Joe receives a book from his uncle on his 10th birthday, he has no idea what is in store for him and his two friends Fred and Sam. Every time they open this book, known as The Book, it teleports them through time into different time periods, causing them to get into dangerous situations. Whether they like it or not, they have to find the book in the time period they're in while trying to stay alive.

The boys learn how to use The Book throughout the series, but end up warping by triggering the book accidentally. Their great-granddaughters from the 22nd century know how to use The Book at will, although they sometimes trigger it accidentally as well. Samantha has a pocket-watch that belonged to Sam that can only go back in time.

Later in the series, Joe's uncle, Mad Jack (who's mad) tries several attempts to steal The Book from Joe. Whether it's stranding the boys in Antarctica, or trying to throw them off of a high tower, Mad Jack can be ruthless when it comes to The Book.
about this episode
Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?
There's no place like home — a hundred years ago?! Joe, Fred and Sam warp back to the brawling, sprawling city of New York at the end of the 19th century to witness the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, and help to inspire Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park lab.