Lasky, Kathryn, <br/><br/>
The man who made time travel / 
Kathryn Lasky ; pictures by Kevin Hawkes. 
 - First edition. 
 - 40 unnumbered pages :  color illustrations ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>The common experience of mobility -- The process of transition -- Personal and cultural identity -- Friendships and relationships -- Problem-solving skills -- Moving back. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor Book, 2004 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0374347883 9780374347888 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001033266 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Harrison, John, 1693-1776 --Juvenile literature.<br/>Harrison, John, 1693-1776. <br/>Harrison, John, 1693-1776 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chronometers--History--Juvenile literature.<br/>Longitude--Measurement--History--Juvenile literature.<br/>Clock and watch makers--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature.<br/>Longitude--Measurement.<br/>Chronometers.<br/>Chronometers.<br/>Clock and watch makers.<br/>Longitude--Measurement.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>History United Kingdom Harrison longitude Biography juvenile Marine Chronometer 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographies.<br/>Biographies.<br/>History.<br/>Juvenile works.