{"product_id":"radar-and-the-raft-a-true-story-about-a-scientific-marvel-the-lives-it-saved-and-the-world-it-changed-9781623543457","title":"Radar and the Raft: A True Story about a Scientific Marvel, the Lives It Saved, and the World It Changed","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis science-history nonfiction adventure mash-up will be on every middle grade reader's radar.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho knew that an improbable rescue during WWII would be facilitated by scientific discoveries in the 18th century? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpert 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLantos expertly weaves radar's story of discovery with the Bell family's harrowing journey, bringing readers on an exciting fast-paced adventure through history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e♦ \"A rare and exhilarating mix of hard science and seagoing terror.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeff Lantos was a fifth-grade teacher in Pacific Palisades, California, where he often wrote history-based musicals for his students to perform. He still often works with schoolkids and history-based productions. A UCLA study showed that his students' retention of history is higher than their peers. He was nominated for a 2015 Excellence in Theatre Education Award from the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a degree from Brown University and has worked producing musicals on Broadway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Marks began his career illustrating for magazines and newspapers in England. His first children's book \u003ci\u003eStorm\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Kevin Crossley Holland, won the Carnegie Medal. He is also the illustrator of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book \u003ci\u003eA Mother's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eBehold the Beautiful Dung Beetle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlanet Zoo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Alan lives in an old house in the Kent countryside with his wife and two daughters. www.marksonpaper.co.uk\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875536408850,"sku":"9781623543457","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08549ac0-fdcb-4ccb-8a3b-a2fa05d7f4e3.jpg?v=1738290391","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/radar-and-the-raft-a-true-story-about-a-scientific-marvel-the-lives-it-saved-and-the-world-it-changed-9781623543457","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}