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The Turtle Ship
by Helena Ku Rhee
Illustrator: Colleen Kong-Savage
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Shen's Books/Lee & Low
ISBN: 978-1-88500-890-9
Keywords: Engineering, Invention, Turtles, Historical fiction
Sun-sin and his pet turtle, Gobugi, win a contest to design a battleship for the king. Slow, steady and small, but a mighty triumph! Stylized collages. Back matter.