The man who made time travel / Kathryn Lasky ; pictures by Kevin Hawkes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Melanie Kroupa Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2003]Copyright date: ©2003Edition: First editionDescription: 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0374347883
  • 9780374347888
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The common experience of mobility -- The process of transition -- Personal and cultural identity -- Friendships and relationships -- Problem-solving skills -- Moving back.
Awards:
  • NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor Book, 2004
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room Juvenile QB107 .L37 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000043360

Includes bibliographical references.

The common experience of mobility -- The process of transition -- Personal and cultural identity -- Friendships and relationships -- Problem-solving skills -- Moving back.

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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NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor Book, 2004

A picture book biography of Harison fro the 9 to 10 year old reader

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