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Author: Lorraine Hopping Egan
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780590103886
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents reproducible cross-curricular activities for grades four through eight on historic and modern inventions and inventors, and includes ideas for student inventions.
Author: Frank Puterbaugh Bachman
Publisher:
Published: 1918
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNine remarkable men produced inventions that changed the world. The printing press, the telephone, powered flight, recording and others have made the modern world what it is. But who were the men who had these ideas and made reality of them? As David Angus shows, they were very different quiet, boisterous, confident, withdrawn but all had a moment of vision allied to single-minded determination to battle through numerous prototypes and produced something that really worked. It is a fascinating account for younger listeners.
Author: Robert Winston
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Published: 2020-05-28
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 024146630X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStep into Leonardo da Vinci's workshop, relax on board Hideo Shima's speedy bullet train, and join movie star Hedy Lamarr to bounce ideas around in between takes. Inventors looks at the towering achievements of more than 50 inventors in great detail. From Lizzie Magie, who came up with the idea for the game Monopoly, but had it stolen, to the ancient Turkish polymath Ismail al-Jazari, who decided the best way to power a clock was with a model elephant, to Richard Turere, the Maasai inventor who created a lion-scaring device when he was just 13 years old - the inventors of this ebook have all used buckets-full of creativity to find ways to improve our world. Each page is packed with jaw-dropping facts, with every inventor's achievements written as a story. Professor Robert Winston's beautiful descriptions of the inventors' lives are brought to life through stunning illustrations by Jessamy Hawke and fantastic photography highlights the detail of their designs.The inventors come from all walks of life and parts of the world, making this the perfect ebook for every budding inventor.
Author: Heidi Poelman
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2018-10-01
Total Pages: 17
ISBN-13: 1641707585
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the ranging curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication and sacrifice of Marie Curie, Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the brilliant people who taught us the meaning of perseverance and innovation. Simple text and adorable illustrations tell the contributions of nine renowned inventors from around the world: Cai Lun, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Grace Hopper, Johannes Gutenberg, and Louis Pasteur. Inspire your own little inventor with the words of these inventive heroes who changed the world.
Author: Patrice McLaurin
Publisher: Digital Arts, Incorporated
Published: 2016-05-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780997315202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHave You Thanked an Inventor Today? is a journey into the often forgotten contributions of African-American inventors, that contributed to the American landscape. This book was written to appeal to African-American youth, inspiring creative thought and innovation. It was also written to demonstrate to children how the genius of African-American minds is utilized on a daily basis. Biographies about each inventor, as well as activity sheets are included in the book to further stimulate the minds of young readership.
Author: Kremena T. Spengler
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2011-06
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 1404870172
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a timeline of inventions from the use of fire in prehistoric times to the iPad in 2010, with an emphasis on developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Author: Speedy Publishing
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Published: 2014-09-30
Total Pages: 51
ISBN-13: 1680320440
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamous inventors and the inventions they develop is a fascinating area of historical study that is usually far too advanced for young children. However, a Famous Inventors & Inventions Picture Book breaks that information down in a way that is interesting and engaging to young boys and girls. Instead of pages and pages of text that makes no sense to them, children can see a picture of the inventor alongside the invention they created. This helps to begin laying the foundation for this knowledge in children at a young age and may even spark their interest and imagination in this area.
Author: Suzanne Slade
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 2015-09-08
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1580896677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBoth Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors—with very different results. As Edison invented hit after commercial hit, gaining fame and fortune, Henry struggled to make a single invention (an affordable car) work. Witnessing Thomas's glorious career from afar, a frustrated Henry wondered about the secret to his success. This little-known story is a fresh, kid-friendly way to show how Thomas Edison and Henry Ford grew up to be the most famous inventors in the world—and best friends, too.
Author: Ian Harrison
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781844031849
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis encyclopedia of inventions provides the dates, the details and the stories of how we gained some of the things we now take for granted. Every possible invention is covered from the simple paperclip to the irritating parking meter.
Author: Dianne Draze
Publisher:
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781593630829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInventions, Inventors and You is a comprehensive unit that not only will acquaint students with significant inventions and inventors, but also will give them techniques for being more creative. Inventions, Inventors and You takes invention out of the history books and brings it to life. This combination of research and creativity training allows students to explore how our lives have been affected by inventions while they build their own creative skills. Inventions, Inventors and You offers something for every teaching and learning style. The teacher's section gives outlines for directed lessons, warm up ideas and guidelines for learning centers and bulletin boards, as well as pretest and invention reference lists. The student section includes reproducible worksheets that explore both inventions, inventors, the inventive process, and 27 project ideas. These activities take your class through the entire inventive process with many opportunities for side trips. Use for a unit on creative thinking or on the history and social impact of inventions or to enhance the study of famous inventors. From a youngster's playful attempts to use objects in new ways, to the adult's efforts to solve everyday problems, we see the inventive mind analyzing at all times. If you're planning an invention convention, put this book on your must-have list!
