The Inventor Through History (Journey Through History)

Lafferty, Peter; Rowe, Julian; Smith, Tony; Wheele, Steve

ISBN 10: 1568470134 ISBN 13: 9781568470139

Publisher: Thomson Learning, 1993

Synopsis

Highlights inventors and their inventions, from the printing of books in the fifteenth century to today's electronic devices

About this title

About the Author

Peter Chrisp is a highly experienced and entertaining author of information books for children - specializing in history.

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5-Salient facts about sailors and their ships are sketched in this slender survey, whose four-page chapters introduce Polynesian, Roman, Viking, and Portuguese sailors; an Armada crewman; the voyage of the Mayflower; the transition from sail to steam; and liner, U-boat, and supertanker crewmen. Full-color drawings, reproductions, photographs, and information boxes enliven the rather challenging text. The illustrations are clear and appropriately placed; however, they offer nothing out of the ordinary. Richard Humble's Ships (Watts, 1991), A World War II Submarine (Bedrick, 1991), and U-Boat (Watts, 1990) as well as Robert Ballard's Lost Wreck of the Isis (1990) and Exploring the Bismarck (1991, both Scholastic) are similar in scope. The thoughtful choice of eras that are used to illuminate marine history is a strong point of this brief treatment.
Don Reaber, Meadowdale High School, Lynnwood, WA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomson Learning
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568470134
• ISBN 13: 9781568470139
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48