| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
37 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Hooray for Johannes Gutenberg (1400-1468) and his movable type -- Thanks James Watt (1736-1819), for the separate steam condenser -- Toot-toot-toot-toot for Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), George Stephenson (1781-1848), and the steam railroad -- Light up for Thomas Edison (1847-1931) -- Put your hands together for inventors of useful things -- Ring those bells for Antonio Meucci (1808-1889), Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), and the telephone -- Three zooms for Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), Orville Wright (1871-1948), and their fabulous flying machine -- Viva, Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) and his radio -- Tune in for John Logie Baird (1888-1946) and the TV boys -- Extra-loud cheers for women inventors -- And finally, my favorite inventors, take a bow -- Index of inventors -- Index of inventions. |
| Summary |
Learn about inventors and their amazing inventions. What are your eight favorite inventions, and who were the persevering minds behind them? In a style as vivacious and accessible as ever, Marcia Williams honors the fine folks who brought us the printing press, the steam condenser, the steam train, the electric light, all of them stepping stones to ever more awesome inventions to come. Interspersed are brief snapshots of more than a hundred other inventions, from toothpaste to toilet paper rolls, the World Wide Web to, yes, sliced bread. There's also a tribute to women inventors - the force behind such indispensable items as windshield wipers, submarine telescopes, and bulletproof vests. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.1 1.0 103951. |
| Subject |
Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Picture books for children -- Juvenile literature.
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| Subject |
Inventors.
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Inventions.
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| ISBN |
0763627607 alkaline paper |
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9780763627607 alkaline paper |
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