World magazine listed this book as an honorable mention in children's nonfiction for their "books of the year".
What an incredible book. Mr. Lantos must be very intelligent man and a tenacious researcher and writer.
In alternating chapters, Mr. Lantos gives the history of radar, starting with Luigi Galvani in the 1700s, and then the story of missionary Mrs. Bell and her two children surviving on a raft after their ship had been torpedoed in 1942. Children who are fascinated by how things work will be enthralled as they read the "scientific" chapters. I was a bit out of my element reading them!!
An inspiring story how people's ingenuity and hard work affects generations to come.
Mr. Lantos treats Mrs. Bell's faith with respect. As a Christian, I felt like he presented her in a favorable manner.
Considerations/Discuss: some swearing (sailors), evolution given credit to shark's built-in signal detector, peril at sea/on the raft/selfishness
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
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