Books like Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding

If you liked Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding, read Barnaby Unboxed!, Blended, or Braided Roots — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding by Jennifer Swanson (Picture Books · grades 2–3)? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 2–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding

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Barnaby Unboxed!grades 2–3
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (2–3). Amazon →
Blended610L
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Braided Rootsgrades 2–3
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (2–3). Amazon →
Buffalo Fluffalogrades K–2
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon →
Cabin Head and Tree Headgrades 2–3
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (2–3). Amazon →
Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Parkgrades 2–3
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (2–3). Amazon →
Detective Sweet Pea: The Case of the Golden Bonegrades 2–3
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (2–3). Amazon →
Ferrisgrades 3–6
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Forestsgrades 2–3
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (2–3). Amazon →
Front Desk640L
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →

Book data last updated 2026-07-02. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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