The Rocket: The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son

"The Rocket: The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son" by Helen C. Knight is a historical story that tells the inspiring story of George Stephenson and his son Robert, who changed the world with their inventions. The story begins with George, nicknamed "Geordie Steve," growing up poor in a coal mining town, working hard and wanting to learn. Even without much schooling, his love for machines grows as he works different jobs at the mine and teaches himself to reach and write. The readers follow him as he becomes a great engineer and builds "The Rocket," a locomotive that changed transportation forever, showing how his hard work and ideas changed the world.