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Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"With a mind for ingenuity, Henry Ford looked to improve life for others. After the Great Depression struck, Ford especially wanted to support ailing farmers. For two years, Ford and his team researched ways to use farmers' crops in his Ford Motor Company. They discovered that the soybean was the perfect answer. Soon, Ford's cars contained many soybean plastic parts, and Ford incorporated soybeans into every part of his life. He ate soybeans, he wore...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Small town. Big secret. A car accident leads U.S. Marshal Jack Carter into the top-secret Pacific Northwest town of Eureka. For decades, the United States government has relocated the world's geniuses to Eureka, a town where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. This season finds Carter reeling from his dismissal and looking for a new job when catastrophic occurrences pull him back.
Author
Publisher
Race Point Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A majority of existing literature repeats the familiar account of Tesla's life, including his invention of alternating current power, his falling out with Edison, how he lost billions in patent royalties to Westinghouse, and his fight to prove that Marconi stole 13 of his patents while "inventing" the radio. But newly uncovered information is proving that this popular account of Nikola Tesla's life is itself very flawed. InThe Truth About Tesla,...
Author
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This STEM-based science biography explores Benjamin Franklin s lifetime of boundless curiosity and encourages kids to imagine what they can do as inventors and scientists through hands-on projects! Inventor. Scientist. Diplomat. Printer. Benjamin Franklin was a very curious person, which led to lots of different roles during his lifetime. In The Science and Technology of Ben Franklin, readers ages 9 through 12 explore the life of one of colonial...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This updated edition of the bestselling Girls Think of Everything, by Sibert-winner Catherine Thimmesh and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet, retains all the integrity of the original but includes expanded coverage of inventions (and inventors) to better reflect our diverse and technological world. In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations...
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