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Radio Rescue

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mostly true and faithful recording of my very younger days as a teenager with the wireless age at my fingertips. I am stilcompletely fluent in Morse code as I learned it at age 10 and up..the book went to press before we could include details about Admiral Byrds first expedition to south pole.. helped with that one too ..NYTimes bldg on 43 st had a ham set that couldnt reach Byrd I could at 2azk regards from RJMarx bobolane1

Back in the 1920s communication wasn't as easy as it is today. Telephones didn't have dials or buttons and operators had to place your calls for you and this could mean waiting several hours to finally get to talk to someone. Lynne Barasch has taken a little bit of personal history and authored a wonderful picture book about the wireless radio, the first instant communication. Her father, the book's hero became the youngest licensed amateur radio operator in the country. Radio Rescue is his story of how he went about learning Morse Code and international signals, passing the test and getting his license, setting up his station and aerial and finally communicating and making new friends all over the world. And though it started out as a hobby, for fun, during the Florida hurricane of 1926, when all the phone lines were wiped out, he was instrumental in relaying news and rescuing a Key Largo family..... This is an informative and exciting story full of history, fun facts and detail kids 6-10 will really enjoy. The easy to read, first person text, complete with Morse code, is complimented by the simple, expressive illustrations and together they're sure to peak the interest of possible future ham radio operators.

An excellent story to read to young children. A good way to get them involved in a hobby, in particular amateur radio. Particularly relevent considering the 2004 hurricane season when 4 storms hit Florida, and the 2005 hurricane season with Katrina and Rita.

This, like all of L.Barasch's books, is wonderful. Giving a great deal of information about a particular time and place and people, in a captivating, humorous and caring way. The story is told in a deceptively simple way, because there's alot of information in it. Look at the illustrations closely: you'll see alot, too. To be enjoyed and read repeatedly. Fine for girls and boys five to 12, and everyone else.

Radio Rescue shows how even young people can help others. Lynne Barasch writes about her father as a 10-year-old boy, who in 1923 falls in love with the newly created telegraph machine and spends two years becoming a telegraph operator. This boy became an experienced operator and in 1926 was able to relay a message which lead to the rescue of a family in Key Largo, Florida.
This is an historical non-fiction picture book with full-page color cartoons written in first person from the perspective of the author's father. The book also includes a time line of the invention of the telegraph, a list of the advantages of the telegraph, and a chart of Morse code.
Radio Rescue is suggested for 5-8 year olds but 8-11 year olds would understand the concept better. Robert J. Marx, the author's father, wrote [this book is a] "mostly true and faithful recording of my very younger days"...[and he is] "...stil completely [sic] fluent in Morse code as I learned it at age 10..."

Ms. Barasch has done a superb job of capturing the essence of amateur radio. This book speaks to the young reader as an equal, and tells with enthusiasm the story of a young boy who was caught up in the exciting time when radio was becoming an important broadcast medium, but was developing rapidly as a long-range two-way communication system... I heartily recommend this book! Buy it as a gift for every young person you know!

I enjoyed reading this story which is based on the real-life experience of the author's father, but at the same time, I felt the story should be narrowed in order to be more powerful. The story is too many things: an overview of the time-period of the story, an explanation of Morse code, an explanation of the steps necessary to obtain a ham radio operator's license, radio equipment, how to build a vacuum tube for transmitters, and then, at the end, a story about how the protagonist helps rescue a far-away family through his ham radio skills. This reads more like a summary than like a powerful story. The information IS interesting -- more interesting than the story.

I enjoyed reading this book with my son. Great introduction to the histoyr of Radio.

Radio Rescue tells a vivid, thrilling story with rich historical background and lovely illustrations. My daughter and I read this and began exchanging messages in Morse Code right away. Wish we could have more picture books like this one!

The book is quite nice. My only issue is the rather light type faces used throughout the book. I believe that medium weight faces would be much easier for a child (or even an adult) to read.
The content is better than I expected. I have been a HAM/Radio Amateur for over 30 years, and know a bit about the subject. A good story, and a pleasant read.
I purchased this book for one of my young grandsons, as he is developing an interest in electricity and radio communication.