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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Candlewick Pr
Publication date
January 3, 2012
Pages
36
Binding
School and Library
Book category
Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763645649
ISBN-10
0763645648
Dimensions
0.75 by 11 by 10 in.
Weight
1.80 lbs.
Original list price
$17.99
Other format details
juvenile
Subjects
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Black History: Kids Edition | Look What Brown Can Do! | Heart and Soul | Whoosh! | 100 African Americans Who Shaped American History | Black Pioneers of Science and Invention | Henry's Freedom Box
Black History: Kids Edition | Look What Brown Can Do! | Heart and Soul | Whoosh! | 100 African Americans Who Shaped American History | Black Pioneers of Science and Invention | Henry's Freedom Box
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book.
Did you know that James West invented the microphone in your cell phone? That Fred Jones invented the refrigerated truck that makes supermarkets possible? Or that Dr. Percy Julian synthesized cortisone from soy, easing untold people’s pain? These are just some of the black inventors and innovators scoring big points in this dynamic look at several unsung heroes who shared a desire to improve people’s lives. Offering profiles with fast facts on flaps and framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is a nod to the minds behind the gamma electric cell and the ice-cream scoop, improvements to traffic lights, open-heart surgery, and more — inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, better, and brighter.
Back matter includes an authors’ note and sources.
Did you know that James West invented the microphone in your cell phone? That Fred Jones invented the refrigerated truck that makes supermarkets possible? Or that Dr. Percy Julian synthesized cortisone from soy, easing untold people’s pain? These are just some of the black inventors and innovators scoring big points in this dynamic look at several unsung heroes who shared a desire to improve people’s lives. Offering profiles with fast facts on flaps and framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is a nod to the minds behind the gamma electric cell and the ice-cream scoop, improvements to traffic lights, open-heart surgery, and more — inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, better, and brighter.
Back matter includes an authors’ note and sources.
Editions
Paperback
Reprint edition from Candlewick Pr (December 10, 2013)
9780763664428 | details & prices | 90 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 0.26 lbs | List price $5.99
About: “Get ready to have your mind blown with this fun book.
About: “Get ready to have your mind blown with this fun book.
School and Library
The price comparison is for this edition
from Candlewick Pr (January 3, 2012)
9780763645649 | details & prices | 36 pages | 11.00 × 10.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 1.80 lbs | List price $17.99
About: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book.
About: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book.
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