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Herbert Binns & the flying tricycle
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Caroline Castle |
Herbert Binns is such a clever mouse that some of the other animals are jealous of his talents and plot to sabotage his new invention, a flying tricycle. |
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The unusual mind of Vincent Shadow
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Tim Kehoe |
Twelve-year-old toy inventor Vincent Shadow faces two major obstacles, first when a sudden tragedy leaves the future of Whizzer Toys entirely in his hands, then when trouble-maker Timmy Zimmerman stu… |
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Inventors and their discoveries
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Richard Kozar |
Highlights twenty-five notable achievements in science, medicine, and industry and the individuals responsible, including Alexander Graham Bell, Madame Curie, and Samuel F. B. Morse. |
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Anything you can do I can do better
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Buchanan, Paul |
Willie challenges his rival to an invention contest, the loser of which must ask the principal to transfer him to the other middle school in town. |
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Ballistic bugs
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Buchanan, Paul |
Hoping to win the cash prize in the Glenfield Bug-Off, seventh-grader Willie Plummet invents a concoction to attract the world's largest locust and then must examine his Christian values as he tries … |
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Bryan Mealer |
William Kamkwamba was fourteen years old when famine came to his small town in Malawi, a small country in Africa. When his father couldn't afford to send him to school, he visited a library and start… |
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Robert Fulton
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Elaine Landau |
Describes the life and work of the talented inventor and resourceful businessman, with special emphasis on his development of the steamboat. |
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The guy who invented home video games
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Edwin Brit Wyckoff |
"Read about Ralph Baer and find out how he invented the first video games"--Provided by publisher. |
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Professor Puffendorf's secret potions
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Robin Tzannes |
While Professor Puffendorf is away, Slag breaks into her top-secret cabinet and decides to do a little experimenting of his own, on Chip the guinea pig. |
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The flight of the Silver Turtle
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John Fardell |
Ben, Zara, Sam, and Marcia begin their summer vacation by helping Professor Ampersand and a new friend build the Silver Turtle, a futuristic airplane, but on the day the first test flight is planned,… |
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The terrible topsy-turvy, tissy-tossy tangle
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Margaret Mahy |
The famous spy, Iris La Bonga sets out to steal an inventor's mysterious potion. |
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Michael Faraday
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Sam Epstein,Beryl Epstein |
The life of the British chemist who invented the electric generator and whose experiments in electricity opened a new scientific field. |
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Flying feet
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Patricia Reilly Giff |
Charlie often thinks of inventions that seldom work, but his latest idea just might be able to help Jake the Sweeper get rid of a big pile of trash and save "Come as a Character" day, too. |
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The trouble with Dad
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Babette Cole |
Dad's fantastic robot creations cause the family to have incredible adventures. |
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Luces de Septiembre
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón |
"When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape House on the coast of Normandy, she's immediately taken by the beauty of the place--its expansive cliffs, coasts, and harbors. The… |
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Thomas Alva Edison, bringer of light
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Carol Greene |
A biography of the ingenious American whose inventions include the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and other useful items. |
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Bunch of amateurs
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Jack Hitt |
Beginning with Ben Franklin's kite and leading all the way to the current TV hit "American Idol," Hitt argues that the nation's love of self-invented obsessives has always driven the country to redis… |
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Who Was Alexandar Graham Bell?
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David Groff,Bonnie Bader |
Aprende más acerca de Alexander Graham Bell con esta divertida y fascinante biografía ilustrada.
An illustrated biography of the inventor of the telephone, Alexander, Graham Bell. |
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Hot shot
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
From San Francisco society to a sunbaked Greek island, come share a deeply romantic adventure, bursting with vitality-and discover the unforgettable woman called Hot Shot who made it all happen. Welc… |
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Free Innovation
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Eric von Hippel |
In this book I integrate new theory and new research findings into the framework of a “free innovation paradigm.” Free innovation involves innovations developed and given away by consumers as a “free… |
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