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What are the greatest inventions of all time? What were the worst technology failures? Did you know that they had toilets in Ancient Crete? How was the wheel invented? What happens if you strap the wings from a Cessna onto a Ford Pinto? Take this fun and informative romp through the ages to find answers to these questions and many more.
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"People use creative or inventive thinking to adapt the natural world to help them meet their needs or wants. All people use tools and technology in their life and jobs to solve problems. Join Space Cat and her friend Dog as they compare the natural world and the world humans made. Discover how STEM skills play a role."--
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"My Inventions" is a candid and illuminating autobiography of Nikola Tesla, one of the most important technological innovators of the modern industrial age. Famous for the radio, robotics, and wireless energy, Tesla quickly gained international notoriety for his pioneering inventions as much for his eccentric life. Perhaps no one in his day more thoroughly embodied the archetype of the "mad scientist". This firsthand account reveals the fascinating...
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"Humans are ingenious when it comes to meeting challenges. We invent all sorts of useful contraptions from the wheel to the can opener. But some of the things people have come up with are truly odd. Who came up with grass sandals, and why? Have you ever heard of a portable radio hat? Not many people have, but someone invented it. Get the inside scoop on these odd contraptions and many more weird inventions"--
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"Take a look at the world's weirdest inventions--from the Goofybike to fart filters. These stories are too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals tohelp struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table...
6) Telegraph
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Explains what a telegraph is and the different types there are, including smoke signals, semaphore, and Morse code.
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In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. This is a one-of-a-kind examination of sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts, and ships. With entries drawn from each of the fifty states, Loewen...
9) Camera
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In Camera, young readers will learn all about the camera through the years, from metal plates to film cameras to digital cameras and memory cards. Beautiful design, fascinating photographs, and simple text introduce new readers to the famous invention.
Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
11) Telephone
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In Telephone, young readers will learn all about the history of the telephone, from using operators to dial phones to smartphones. Beautiful design, fascinating photographs, and simple text introduce new readers to the famous invention.
Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
14) Aircraft
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In Aircraft, young readers will learn all about the different kinds of aircraft, from hot air balloons to fighter jets to rockets. Beautiful design, fascinating photographs, and simple text introduce new readers to the famous invention.
Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Many of the products we use every day were invented by African Americans, although these inventors unfortunately have not often been given credit for their contributions. Readers will take a fascinating look at the black men and women who have helped shape the world as we know it today with their inventions. Engaging text presents a discussion of the lives of prominent black inventors, including the struggles they dealt with in the past and continue...
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Dale Dougherty, creator of MAKE: magazine and the Maker Faire, provides a guided tour of the international phenomenon known as the Maker Movement, a social revolution that is changing what gets made, how it's made, where it's made, and who makes it. Free to Make is a call to join what Dougherty calls the "renaissance of making," an invitation to see ourselves as creators and shapers of the world around us. As the internet thrives and world-changing...
18) Skybreaker
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Matt Cruse, a student at the Airship Academy, and Kate de Vries, a young heiress, team up with a gypsy and a daring captain, to find a long-lost airship, rumored to carry a treasure beyond imagination.
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Dragonflies have four wings that move independently, allowing for quick and silent flight. Today, researchers
and engineers in the United States are making drones inspired by these insects. Discover more in Inventions
Inspired by Flying Animals, a title in the Technology Inspired by Animals series.
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