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Radar and the raft : a true story about a scientific marvel, the lives it saved, and the world it changed / Jeff Lantos.
"Who knew that an improbable rescue during WWII would be facilitated by scientific discoveries in the 18th century? Expert researcher and educator Jeff Lantos makes the history-science connection between batteries and radar and one oceanic adventure in this engaging middle-grade escapade told in two intertwining storylines. Readers are first invited to follow scientific discoveries in the 1700s that eventually lead to the creation of radar, and are then immersed in a world where World War II rages. German U-boats sink ships, and the ship just hit has an American mom and her two young kids aboard. Now Ethel, Robert, and Mary Bell are on a raft with fourteen other people, floating in the ocean and hoping for rescue."--Amazon.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781623543457
- ISBN: 1623543452
- Physical Description: 186 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2024.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-181) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Cast of characters -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: -- Off to Africa -- Chapter 2: -- Escape -- Chapter 3: -- Current events -- Chapter 4: -- Westward ho! -- Chapter 5: -- Making the connection -- Chapter 6: -- Tin fish -- Chapter 7: -- Maxwell's equations and Hertz's wave -- Chapter 8: -- The wait begins -- Chapter 9: -- Humble beginning -- Chapter 10: -- Going solo -- Chapter 11: -- Microwaves -- Chapter 12: -- Answered prayers -- Chapter 13: -- Destination Trinidad -- Chapter 14: -- Reconciliation -- Chapter 15: -- Eight decades of radar -- Epilogue. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 10 and up Charlesbridge. Grades 4-6 Charlesbridge. |
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| Genre: | History Juvenile works |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Orford Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orford Free Library | J 940 LAN | 34446000152061 | New children's items | Available | - |
