Timekeepers: Samurai Saga

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Product details

  • ISBN 9780241607336
  • Weight: 127g
  • Dimensions: 136 x 200mm
  • Publication Date: 06 Mar 2025
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Tag along with the Timekeepers in these history-themed adventure stories and discover amazing people and events that shaped our world.

Join the Timekeepers in this chapter book series for 7 to 9 year-olds covering a range of adventures that span all of history. The Timekeepers series is perfect for any adventure lover!

In this installment, the Timekeepers travel back to Edo Period Japan and become mixed up in a samurai showdown.

This children’s chapter book series offers:

  • An introduction to history that blends a fun story with real facts, plus a non-fiction section with timelines, quizzes and a glossary.
  • A fun, educational chapter book series that blends fact and fiction for children who love history.
  • An insight into different historical time periods showing the connection between the past and present.


Meet the Timekeepers, a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track – and history needs them! A villain called DeLay is set on causing chaos… When the hands on their special watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it’s up to them to put things right.

More in the series

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop here?

If you like The Timekeepers: Samurai Saga, then you’ll love other titles in the series. Why not try The Timekeepers: Ancient Olympics to learn about the first-ever Olympic Games, or Eiffel Tower Emergency to find out about the building of Paris' iconic landmark?

SJ King is the author of the Secret Explorers and Timekeepers series. King loves museums, libraries, and building machines from scrap. King can usually be found exploring - from investigating tiny bugs, to trekking up enormous mountains.


Esther Hernando was born and lives in Barcelona. Her work is expressive, fun, colourful, and textured. In addition to illustration, she likes food, movies, television, video games, and hanging out with the people she loves. She wants to make people smile with her illustrations.

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