| Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors Contributor(s): Tucker, Tom (Author), Loehle, Richard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374409285 ISBN-13: 9780374409289 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: "Inspiring young inventors, from ages 5 to 19" Of the thousands of inventions filed each year since 1790 with the United States Patent Office, some have come from neterprising kids, and not just those who have grown up to be famous adult inventors. Here are the stories of twenty ingenious young Americans. Among them are Chester Greenwood, creator of ear muffs; Ralph Samuelson, originator of water-skiing; Vanessa Hess and her colored car wax; and Jerrald Spencer, whose electronic gizmo has made a line of toys so popular that over five million of them have been sold! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1070 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.1" W x 8.95" (0.40 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36561 Reading Level: 8.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inspiring young inventors, from ages 5 to 19 Of the thousands of inventions filed each year since 1790 with the United States Patent Office, some have come from enterprising kids, and not just those who have grown up to be famous adult inventors. Here are the stories of twenty ingenious young Americans. Among them are Chester Greenwood, creator of ear muffs; Ralph Samuelson, originator of water-skiing; Vanessa Hess and her colored car wax; and Jerrald Spencer, whose electronic gizmo has made a line of toys so popular that over five million of them have been sold |
Contributor Bio(s): Tucker, Tom: - Tom Tucker lives in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Brainstorm! was his first book. Loehle, Richard: -Richard Loehle has illustrated many books, including The Great American Depression Book of Fun. He lives in Decatur, Georgia. |