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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Mital 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 their heritage as African-Americans.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Canadian-born black American who studied engineering in Scotland and patented over fifty inventions despite the obstacles he faced because of his race.
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
1020L
Physical Desc
ix, 109 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout history, Black inventors have achieved some of the world's greatest advancements in science, technology, engineering, and math. This book highlights 15 men and women who made a big impact with their inventions--from Marie Van Brittan Brown, who created the first home security system, to Mark Dean, who invented the personal computer. Learn all about each inventor's creative process, their invention, and the way it's benefited our world."--...
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"The biography of Garrett A. Morgan, an African American entrepreneur and prolific inventor, whose bravery saved lives at the Cleveland Waterworks Disaster in 1916. Includes timeline and author's sources."--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
Español
Description
Lonnie Johnson siempre estaba construyendo cosas. De ni?o hac?a cohetes. De adolescente construy? un robot con elementos b?sicos. De adulto trabaj? para el Laboratorio de Propulsi?n de Reacci?n, con la sonda espacial Galileo que estudi? J?piter. Y un d?a, mientras apuntaba su ?ltimo invento hacia la pileta de su ba?o para probarlo... ¡Fushhh! El disparo de agua cruz? el ba?o. "Esto va a ser una gran pistola de agua," pens?. Conoce a este ingeniero...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor, who created the first automatic three-way traffic signal system"--
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