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Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
" This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science.Women have been pioneers of inventions. Some have come up with practical ways to solve problems in their own lives, such as Marie van Brittan Brown,who invented closed-circuit TV because she did not feel safe opening the door in her New York City tenement block in the 1960s. Other women have been trained scientists working in laboratories, such...
62) Z. Rex
Author
Publisher
Philomel/Penguin
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
From Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Edinburgh, Scotland, thirteen-year-old Adam Adlar must elude police while being hunted by a dinosaur come-to-life from a virtual reality game invented by his father, who has gone missing.
63) Godzilla
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing's Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Ten Spreed Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Computers are everywhere and have impacted our lives in so many ways. But who created them, and why? How have they transformed the way that we interact with our surroundings and each other? Packed with accessible information, fun facts, and discussion starters, this charming and art-filled book takes you from the ancient world to the modern day, focusing on important inventions, from the earliest known counting systems to the sophisticated algorithms...
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On one boring Saturday, superhero Ellie Ultra uses her parent's invention, the Ultra Animator, to turn her favorite stuffed animal, Super Fluffy, into a living dog--but when she also accidentally animates a comic book supervillain, she and her new companion need to act fast to clean up the mess.
Series
My weirdest school volume 8
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's Grandparents Day at Ella Mentry School! Alexia's grandmother Mrs. Master makes weird inventions for a living, but A.J. and the gang come up with the weirdest invention of all. And they going to make a bazillion dollars from it! Will theysucceed? Or will their great big idea be flushed down the drain?
68) Electric cars
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Focuses on the invention of electric cars, exploring how it was developed, how it works, its impact on society, and possible future uses.
70) The man who designed the future: Norman Bel Geddes and the invention of twentieth-century America
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Norman Bel Geddes designed everything from Broadway sets to Chrysler cars; from the first all-weather stadium to Futurama, the prescient 1939 World's Fair exhibit that would go down as the most popular of all time. In The Man Who Designed the Future, B. Alexandra Szerlip tells the astonishing story of a 9th grade dropout with a Midwestern twang who presided over a seismic shift in American culture--a moment in which entertainment became immersive,...
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Form meets function The industrial designs that shape our lives ... Tracing the evolution of industrial design from the Industrial Revolution to the present day, the book bursts with synergies of form and function that transform our daily experience. From cameras to kitchenware, Lego to Lamborghini, we meet the individual designers, the global businesses, and above all the genius products, that become integrated into even the smallest details of...
Author
Publisher
Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Expore the life of one of Colonial America's most fascinating citizens and scientific pioneer, Benjamin Franklin. Discover what it might have been like to be a young person during the eighteenth century, when work and entertainment looked much diferent from today."--
"A science biography that examines the life and work of Ben Franklin and offers kids the opportunity to make their own designs and inventions with hands-on activities"--
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured-and transformed-the world's imagination. The Walkman. Karaoke. Pikachu. Pac-Man. Akira. Emoji. We've all fallen in love with one or another of Japan's pop-culture creations, from the techy to the wild to the super-kawaii. But as Japanese media veteran Matt Alt proves in this brilliant investigation of Tokyo's pop-fantasy complex, we don't know...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Human transportation has come a long way since the invention of the wheel. Vehicles of all sorts have us speeding across land, through water, and in the skies. What might be next? From self-driving cars to jet packs, readers will discover exciting new ways they may get around in the future"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Offers a guide to inventive cooking without recipes, but presents instructions on how to season classic dishes, how to reinvent classic dishes from a new perspective, and Einstein's secret of genius-combinatory play.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Which innovative ideas and inventions began in the Benin Kingdom in Africa? Find out how a collection of separate villages and communities grew into a strong, united kingdom and developed a network of successful trading relationships. Discover how their brilliant developments in town planning, language, art, and medicine still influence the way we live today.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Which innovative ideas and inventions began with the Maya? Find out how the Maya built their cities to suit the landscape and population, traded their resources, and developed a complex system of writing. Discover how their brilliant developments in farming, astronomy, and cloth-making still influence the way we live today"--