Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781596434776)

David Macaulay, co-creator of the international bestseller The Way Things Work, brings his signature curiosity and detailing to the story of the steamship in this meticulously researched and stunningly illustrated book.

Prior to the 1800s, ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean relied on the wind in their sails to make their journeys. But invention of steam power ushered in a new era of transportation that would change ocean travel forever: the steamship.

Award-winning author-illustrator David Macaulay guides readers through the fascinating history that culminated in the building of the most advanced--and last--of these steamships: the SS United States. This book artfully explores the design and construction of the ship and the life of its designer and engineer, William Francis Gibbs.

Framed around the author's own experience steaming across the Atlantic on the very same SS United States, Crossing on Time is a tour de force of the art of explanation and a touching and surprising childhood story.

A 2020 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book
2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List

Author: David Macaulay
ISBN-10: 1596434775
ISBN-13: 9781596434776
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2019
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 10.60h x 10.00w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 503314 / Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2019 pg. 39
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 03/25/2019
School Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 117
Shelf Awareness 05/21/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2019
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 113
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style