All Aboard Reading Station Stop 3 The Monitor: The Iron Warship ThatChanged the World: The Iron Warship That Changed the World - Hardcover

Thompson, Gare

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0448432838 ISBN 13: 9780448432830

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, 2003

Synopsis

Chronicling the U.S.S. Monitor's revolutionary design, exciting battle, and intriguing excavation, an easy-to-read tale follows the amazing history of the 1862 warship dubbed "the forefather of the modern Navy." Simultaneous.

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About the Author

Larry Day is the award-winning illustrator of several picture books about American history, including Colonial Voices: Hear them Speak and Voices from the Oregon Trail by Kay Winters and George Did It by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain, He has exhibited watercolors extensively as well. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois.�

Reviews

Gr. 2-4. From the All Aboard Reading series, this book tells a double story. The first part concerns the building of the ironclad ship the Monitor during the Civil War, its epic battle with the Virginia (formerly known as the Merrimac), and its sinking during a fierce Atlantic storm. The second part describes twentieth-century efforts to find the Monitor on the ocean floor and to raise and restore its gun turret. Thompson's narrative relates the Monitor's history in an exciting yet responsible way, and Day's attractive illustrations, evidently in ink and watercolor, enhance the drama and clarify details. Although the book has no back matter, not even an index, it clearly presents a story that will interest many young readers. Carolyn Phelan
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Edition details

• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0448432838
• ISBN 13: 9780448432830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Day Larry
• Number of pages: 48