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The Discovery of Longitude
By GALAT, Joan Marie
- ISBN
- 978-1-4556-1637-4 978-1-4556-1638-1
- Publisher
- Pelican
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 3–6—It is unclear who the target audience is for this picture-book history of the invention of the ship's clock. The text explains the difficulties of keeping accurate time on a ship and why it was essential. Unlike Louise Borden's Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude (S & S, 2004), there is no biographical context given to inventor John Harrison's life and few pages are devoted to his work inventing and expe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
