Attack of the Turtle, Softcover

Name: Attack of the Turtle, Softcover
Price: 8.10 USD
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ISBN: 9780802853387

By: Drew Carlson

Illustrated By: David Johnson

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 2008 / Paperback

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Product Description

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Fourteen year old Nathan Wade is a patriot, but is too young to join in the Revolutionary War battles. Instead, he focuses on fighting his own battles--his fear of water and avoiding the neighborhood bully. But when his cousin comes to town with a secret water machine, Nate is drawn into the intrigue. This adventure story is based upon historical events surrounding the creation of the first naval submarine and will captivate readers ages 9 to 14.

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Title: Attack of the Turtle, Softcover
By: Drew Carlson
Illustrated By: David Johnson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 157
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 2008

Dimensions: 8.00 X 5.00 (inches)
Weight: 8 ounces
ISBN: 0802853382
ISBN-13: 9780802853387
Ages: 9-14
Stock No: WW853387

Publisher's Description

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A Revolutionary War-era teen faces self-doubt while helping build the first submarine used in naval combat.

It's 1776, and the Revolutionary War is raging. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Wade is a patriot, but he's too young to join the fight. Then his cousin David Bushnell comes to town with a secret. David has designed a water machine that can explode bombs underwater. And his mission is to launch it against the British warships in New York harbor.

Nate reluctantly agrees to help David build the weapon of war — dubbed the American Turtle. He's terrified of water and worried about getting caught, but when unlikely circumstances put Nate at the center of the action, he faces the murky waters of his fears head-on.

Based on actual historical events, this middle grade novel captures the drama of the first submarine used in naval warfare and the struggles of a teenager overcoming self-doubt.

Author Bio

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Drew Carlson is a former magazine columnist, newspaper reporter, corporate writer, and editor who currently works as the director of public affairs for the Federation of State Medical Boards in Dallas, Texas. Drew says his fascination with obscure facts from American history led him to write Attack of the Turtle, which is his first published novel.

David Johnson is an accomplished editorial artist whose works have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and The Atlantic Monthly. He has illustrated several children's books, including Call Me Marianne (Eerdmans), Snow Sounds (Houghton Mifflin), and Abraham Lincoln (Scholastic). David lives in Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

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Horn Book Guide
"Enjoyable historical narrative."

Booklist
"Nate makes for a sympathetic character and the plot is well constructed. . . . The actual tale of the Turtle is quite involving, too."

Children's Literature
"A good adventure story."

School Library Journal
"The historical events surrounding the first submarine ever used in warfare, outlined in an author's note, are expertly woven throughout this fictional account."