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Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Eureka! looks at the instances in which some of the world"s greatest inventions were conceived and explains how creative genius has enabled some individuals to look right through a problem and come up with a solution that has eluded rivals. From the
Series
Publisher
Devine Entertainment Corporation
Pub. Date
b
Language
English
Description
Marie Curie: More than Meets the Eye- During World War 1, the young Boudreau sisters decide to aid the war effort by catching spies. The strange activities of Nobel-Prize winning scientist Marie Curie makes her a prime suspect. When the girls follow Curie to the battlefield, they witness her fight to use science and her X-ray machine to save the lives of the wounded, including their father.
Series
Publisher
Devine Entertainment Corporation
Pub. Date
b
Language
English
Description
Einstein: Light to the Power of 2 - An unlikely meeting of minds occurs in the 1950s wen professor Albert Einstein befriends an African American girl. Reminded of his own intellectual and political challenges, Einstein sparks a love of learning in the girl, who comes to realize her full potential.
Series
Publisher
Devine Entertainment Corporation
Pub. Date
b
Language
English
Description
Edison the Wizard of Light: Escaping from the orphanage young Jack Maloney stumbles into the lab of the world's greatest inventor, Thomas Edison, and is mesmerized by the magical new creations.Edison takes the boy on as an apprentice and together, despite some ups and downs, they create the first motion pictures.
Series
Publisher
Devine Entertainment Corporation
Pub. Date
b
Language
English
Description
Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs As Newton devotes himself to the difficulty and solitary path of challenging the existing view of the universe and proving his own theories on celestial movement and gravity, his young scribe Humphrey wavers between pursuing science of following his heart.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A cool idea with a big splash
You know the Super Soaker. It’s one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for rockets, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy.
A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson’s life. Growing up in a house full of brothers...
You know the Super Soaker. It’s one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for rockets, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy.
A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson’s life. Growing up in a house full of brothers...
14) Flying feet
Author
Series
Zigzag kids volume 3
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
15) House of robots
Author
Series
House of robots volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic 'brother,' to school with him to learn to become a student--
Series
Publisher
Devine Entertainment Corporation
Pub. Date
b
Language
English
Description
Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants - In the early 17th century, astronomer Galileo is uncovering the biggest mysteries in the universe. He takes on a pupil, the pampered son of a powerful family. Together they champion the belief that the Earth revolves around the sun and the boy further assists to invent the telescope.
Series
Publisher
Devine Entertainment Corporation
Pub. Date
b
Language
English
Description
Leonardo: A Dream of Flight - Leonard da Vince finds it difficult to pursue his own dreams while serving as the Duke's court artist, but young Roberto takes risks to convince the Master not to give up on his dreams. In this moving story of friendship, the Renaissance genius invents a flying machine and helps Roberto reach new heights.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a US patent. Working in her furniture store, she recognized a need for a multi-use bed and through hard work, ingenuity, and determination, invented her unique cupboard bed. She built more than a piece of furniture. She built a life far away from slavery, a life where her sweet dreams could come true. --Amazon.com
Author
Series
Choose your own adventure volume 72
Publisher
Chooseco
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A machine that could stop radiation would shift the balance of world power overnight. In the right hands, it could herald a new age of world peace. In the wrong hands, it would spell disaster. The brilliant Dr. Wogan has designed such a machine. But she has gone missing, along with the plans. As her right-hand assistant, everyone looks to you to help find her.
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