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Inventions and inventors / Darren Sechrist.

Sechrist, Darren. (Author).

Summary:

During the 1800s, things changed quickly. People were finding ways to make things faster and cheaper. People were finding new ways to do other things, too. Inventors played an important part in these changes. They found new ways to travel. They came up with new ways to send messages to each other. They even found a way to light up the night.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778741862
  • ISBN: 0778741869
  • ISBN: 9780778742135
  • ISBN: 077874213X
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Crabtree Pub., 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Building a better world -- Benjamin Franklin: America's first inventor -- Samuel B. Morse and the telegraph -- Thomas Edison: lighting up the world -- Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone -- George Washington Carver: the plant doctor -- Henry Ford and the car -- Guglielmo Marconi and the wireless world -- First in flight: the Wright brothers.
Target Audience Note:
GN500L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.5 0.5 128233.
Subject: Inventions > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Inventions > United States > History > Comic books, strips, etc.
Inventors > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Inventors > United States > History > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)

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  • 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cleveland County Library System.

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Cleveland County Main Library JGN 609.73 SEC (Text) 22281500010957 Juvenile Graphic Novel Available -