Comments on: On the Radar: Top Picks from the Editors at Junior Library Guild: Snow and Ice: Books for the Elementary Reader http://www.slj.com/2013/02/books-media/on-the-radar-top-picks-from-the-editors-at-junior-library-guild-snow-and-ice-books-for-the-elementary-reader/ The world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Shelley Diaz http://www.slj.com/2013/02/books-media/on-the-radar-top-picks-from-the-editors-at-junior-library-guild-snow-and-ice-books-for-the-elementary-reader/#comment-24311 Shelley Diaz Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:53:32 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=31388#comment-24311 Thanks so much for notifying us about the errors. We've made corrections above. Thanks so much for notifying us about the errors. We’ve made corrections above.

]]> By: laurence pringle http://www.slj.com/2013/02/books-media/on-the-radar-top-picks-from-the-editors-at-junior-library-guild-snow-and-ice-books-for-the-elementary-reader/#comment-24252 laurence pringle Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:56:19 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=31388#comment-24252 I'm delighted to see my book (ICE! The Amazing History of the Ice Business) in On the Radar. However, in an otherwise excellent review, there are two errors. The review states that Frederic Tudor "lived on a pond in New York." The book clearly states that he lived and worked in the Boston area, and I'd hate for historians and Massachusetts residents to believe that I have such a basic fact wrong about "the father of the ice industry." Also, the review states that "railroads were quickly built" to get ice to NYC. Not such thing happened. The book goes into great detail, with numerous illustrations, about how ice was moved from lake to river (on tracks but not on a real railroad) and transported down the Hudson River via ships and barges. When railroads eventually were built to reach Rockland Lake, they weren't carrying ice to NYC. I hope it is still possible to correct these two factual errors in the review. I’m delighted to see my book (ICE! The Amazing History of the Ice Business)
in On the Radar. However, in an otherwise excellent review, there are two
errors. The review states that Frederic Tudor “lived on a pond in New York.”
The book clearly states that he lived and worked in the Boston area, and I’d
hate for historians and Massachusetts residents to believe that I have
such a basic fact wrong about “the father of the ice industry.”

Also, the review states that “railroads were quickly built” to get ice to NYC.
Not such thing happened. The book goes into great detail, with numerous
illustrations, about how ice was moved from lake to river (on tracks but not
on a real railroad) and transported down the Hudson River via ships and barges.
When railroads eventually were built to reach Rockland Lake, they weren’t
carrying ice to NYC.

I hope it is still possible to correct these two factual errors in the review.

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