The man who made time travel
Describes the need for sailors to be able to determine their position at sea and the efforts of John Harrison, an eighteenth century man who spent his life refining instruments to enable them to do this.
| Main Author: | Lasky, Kathryn. |
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| Other Authors: | Hawkes, Kevin (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Melanie Kroups Books,
c2003.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Describes the need for sailors to be able to determine their position at sea and the efforts of John Harrison, an eighteenth century man who spent his life refining instruments to enable them to do this. |
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| Physical Description: |
(1 v.) unpaged : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0374347883 |
| Author Notes: |
She has written more than seventy books for children and young adults on everything from historical fiction to picture books and nonfiction books including the Dear America books and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Many of her books are illustrated with photographs by her husband, Christopher Knight. She has received many awards for her titles including Sugaring Time which was a Newberry Honor Book; The Night Journey which won the National Jewish Book Award for Children; Pageant which was an ALA Notable Children's book; and Beyond the Burning Time which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She has also received the Washington Post's Children's Book Guild Award for her contribution to children's nonfiction. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography) |