Edition |
[Young readers edition]. |
Description |
152 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-147) and index. |
Contents |
Glass -- Cold -- Sound -- Clean -- Time -- Light. |
Audience |
Ages 10+ |
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Grades 4 to 6. |
Summary |
"A Young Readers adaptation of the New York Times Bestselling book where author, Steven Johnson, walks readers through the history and impact of six inventions that influence the modern world. His fascinating account is organized into six topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, light. Johnson's fresh exploration of these simple, single-syllable word concepts creates an endlessly absorbing story that moves from lightning strikes in the prehistoric desert to the herculean effort to literally raise up the city of Chicago to laser labs straight out of a sci-fi movie. In other words, it's the story of how we got to now!"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Technology -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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Inventions -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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Technology and civilization -- Juvenile literature.
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Inventions -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00978016
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Technology and civilization. (OCoLC)fst01145253
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Technology -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01145202
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Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Instructional and educational works.
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Added Author |
Keenan, Sheila, author.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Johnson, Steven, 1968- How we got to now. [Young Readers edition]. New York : VIKING, Published by Penguin Group, 2018 9780425287804 (DLC) 2017061595 |
ISBN |
9780425287781 (hardcover) |
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0425287785 (hardcover) |
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9780425287798 (trade pbk.) |
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0425287793 (trade pbk.) |
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