Racing the Waves

Let Red the Time Dragon take you on an action-packed adventure through history in this series for beginning readers.

"Call me First Mate Red! You're aboard our clipper ship, the Flying Cloud!"

Joe and Lilly are heading back in time for another adventure with Red the Time Dragon. This time they're traveling on a famed clipper ship as it tries to break a world record for speed. Captain Perkins Creesy will sail them from New York City around the tip of South America and back up to San Francisco to deliver the ship's cargo to gold miners and settlers. Along the way, they'll meet plenty of strange sailors, one of the first female navigators, and sail through very rough waters. Will the ship make it? And will they break the world record? Only Red knows for sure!

This easy reader features special extras like maps, time lines, glossaries, and super facts that take you beyond the story and bring history to life!

Robert Neubecker graduated from Parsons School of Design, where he studied illustration and painting. His work appears in the New York Times, TIME magazine, Slate.com and the Wall Street Journal, to name just a few. Robert is also the author and illustrator of many books for children, including WOW! CITY!, an ALA notable book. He has received numerous awards for his illustrations from the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and Communication Arts. He lives in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah with his wife, two kids, three dogs, two lizards, and a moose.