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Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Did you know that President Thomas Jefferson used a copier? Or that one of the world's fastest computers is the size of a two-story house? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind technology inventions you use every day. From the teenager who first imagined the television to a $900 smartphone named Simon, you'll find out how we got the technological wonders that help us connect, create, and keep up.
2) Invention
Author
Series
Description
Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2000
Description
A book by the bestselling, American Book Award-winning author.
In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. This is a one-of-a-kind examination of historic sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses,...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Do you know what happened when a kid forgot his glass of soda with a stir stick in it outside on a freezing cold night? Popsicles were invented! And did you know ancient people loved to chew on gum, just like we do? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the guy who thought white-flour snacks were evil so he invented graham crackers to the evolution of ketchup, you'll be amazed how we got the food inventions...
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Inaccurate interpretations and outright misrepresentations of the past--cultivated within and promoted by the conservative movement and right-wing media over the last several decades-hold sway among large numbers of Americans, damaging our public discourse. In Myth America, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of historians to provide textured analysis...
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Did you know that tennis balls can protect your floors, fluff your laundry, and keep you from backing too far into (and thus destroying) your garage? How much do you know about aspirin? Sure, it may alleviate pain, but it can also be used to remove sweat stains, treat bug bites and stings, and prolong the life of your sputtering car battery. These are just a few of the quirky ideas that appear in Unusual Uses for Ordinary Things"--Page 4 of cover....
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Did you realize that swimming suits used to weigh 22 pounds (about 10 kilograms)? Or that the first people to wear high heels were French royalty (even the king!) in the 1500s? Get ready to learn the amazing stories behind inventions you use every day. From the society woman who invented bras to the Swiss inventor who came up with the idea for Velcro, you'll find out how we got some of our favorite fashion inventions.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"The future is now! Supercool robots, amazing flying machines, floating hotels--this book is packed with 125 amazing inventions that will make you wish for things you never knew existed! Get the scoop on inventions of the future before they hit stores, like the fish tank that turns your toilet into an aquarium (but don't worry, your fishy friends will be just fine!), or the Cargonaut, a human-size robot that flies around picking up and delivering...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"We hear about great invention wins, but how often do we hear about the failures? This book explores some of the biggest invention failures ever and how some of those actually led to cool creations!"--
Author
Series
Jigsaw Jones mystery volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"What's bright and shiny and hard to find? Buried treasure! Jigsaw's class finds a hidden riddle that leads them on a treasure hunt..."
15) Sky jumpers
Author
Series
Sky jumpers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
"Twelve-year-old Hope lives in a post World War III town called White Rock where everyone must participate in Inventions Day, though Hope's inventions always fail. Her unique skill set comes in hand when a group of bandits invades the town"--
17) Great inventions
Author
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
19) Inventing things
Author
Series
Publisher
G. Stevens Children's Books
Pub. Date
1990
Description
Describes inventions that have shaped our world from ancient times to the present.
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