From the Bookshelf of Mineola Library's 2012 FALL Reading Challenge…
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The story begins in 1687 when Sietze Hemmes spots a boat in trouble. He alerts his father, and a round-up of rescuers grab their oars. Although Sietze is a hero for noticing the situation and going for help, he isn't allowed to come along for the actual rescue.
Spier shows the same scenario three hundred years later with another boy named Sietze. Of course, the progress of technology and safety measures, make everything so much easier, and this time Sietze gets to come along.
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Spier shows the same scenario three hundred years later with another boy named Sietze. Of course, the progress of technology and safety measures, make everything so much easier, and this time Sietze gets to come along.
...more
Some things change and some things never change. Technological advances make things more efficient.
