Status
Available
Genres
Collection
Publication
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (2013), Edition: First, 40 pages
Description
In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
Kulikov's illustrations are a great complement to this fanciful story about eccentric inventor Lodner Phillips.
LibraryThing member Annalisebradshaw
I absolutely loved this book. This fictional story was based on the true event where a man who was obsessed with building a submarine and included his wife and children. The story follows the families endeavors as the father continues to learn through trial and error - JUST LIKE THE ENGINEERING
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PROCESS. This book would be a great tool to pair with an engineer unit or introduction. Show Less
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 2017)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 2015)
Red Clover Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
Comstock Read Aloud Book Award (Winner — 2014)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Primary — 2016)
CCBC Choices (2014)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Five to Nine — 2014)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros (K-2 — 2015)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
40 p.; 10.2 x 10.1 inches
ISBN
0374399085 / 9780374399085