Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The guy who invented home video games The guy who invented home video games Edwin Brit Wyckoff "Read about Ralph Baer and find out how he invented the first video games"--Provided by publisher. OL15075061W
What color is my world? What color is my world? A. G. Ford,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Raymond Obstfeld,Ben Boos While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of … OL16014234W
Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Saddleback Educational Publishing Staff A brief biography of Thomas Edison, in graphic novel format, that discusses his childhood, family, education, marriages, and inventions. OL16951256W
Frozen in time Frozen in time Mark Kurlansky This biography--perfect for middle-grade readers--tells the life story of Clarence Birdseye, the man who revolutionized the frozen food industry, and is adapted from Mark Kurlansky's adult work Birds… OL19991622W
Innovation Nation Innovation Nation Tom Jenkins,David Johnston 127 pages : 27 cm OL21151213W
Inventors Inventors Ruth Owen 32 pages : 26 cm OL21826175W
The Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers Wendie C. Old "Traces the path of the Wright Brothers as they pursued their dream of changing the world of aviation."-- OL2639042W
Shortchanged by history Shortchanged by history Vernon Pizer Discusses the lives and contributions of little-known inventors in American history including Joseph Jenks who invented a more efficient scythe and James Buchanan Eads who completed and launched the … OL5107525W
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Carin T. Ford Profiles a man whose childhood love of reading and desire to know about everything led to a multifaceted career as an inventor, scientist, printer, and statesman. OL5820066W
The Inventions of Eli Whitney The Inventions of Eli Whitney Holly Cefrey Provides a biographical sketch of Eli Whitney and a description of his most famous invention, the cotton gin, which made the harvesting of cotton easier. OL5953480W