As I was perusing the Library of Congress' website today, I found a link to Read.gov. I'm curious by nature, so I clicked the link to find out what that website offers. Of course, I have the memory of a hamster, so I can't tell you exactly how I arrived at the following book, but suffice it to say that if you were to google "The Rocket Book LOC," it should pop up in the results.
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| The Rocket Book by Peter Newell |
Wait, let me test that...HA! It's the first result. Post-coordinated search terms, ftw. :)
I have a little boy who LOVES books. He has so many books that my husband and I will need to get another shelf or rack for them. They're all over the floor. The existing book rack he has is stuffed to the gills. Due to his affinity for books, I am constantly on the lookout for anything that would capture his attention. I happened to see an illustration of The Rocket Book that looked promising, so I clicked the link.
BAM. Rare book access achieved! Of course, my son would only be able to look at this book in a digital format (unless, by some miracle, we can get up to D.C. and remember to request it). But I think it's really cool that LOC has digitized this book so it's accessible. Rare books need to be handled carefully for preservation reasons, so digitizing them is a great opportunity to
For those interested, here is the full citation:
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