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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.