SuitabookAppa nŭn palmyŏngwang
Candace Fleming
- Reading
- Read together and pause when Papa's plans change; invite your child to guess what he might try next, then compare that idea with the story.
- Themes
- Persistence in inventing: Papa has not yet made anything that works perfectly, and continues seeking an idea before building a submarine. The premise includes repeated imperfect results and continued effort, but does not establish the story's judgement of that effort.
- Family exploration and curiosity: Virena asks what it is like to be a fish; Papa later takes his family in a submarine to the bottom of Lake Michigan. The premise connects a child's question with a family outing, but does not establish what the underwater experience means to the characters.
- Fiction drawing on a real inventor: Papa is described as based on the real-life inventor Lodner Phillips. The story has a real-life connection, but the extent to which its scenes or details reflect Phillips's life is not established.
- Worth knowing
- The overview does not establish the emotional tone of Papa's unsuccessful inventions or the family's underwater trip.