Hooray For Inventors!
Marcia Williams
(Author)
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Description
“Pages bustle with activity, often marked with a certain zany humor.” — Booklist
In her trademark vivacious comic- book style, Marcia Williams honors the fine folks who brought us the printing press, the steam train, the electric light, the TV, and more. Interspersed are snapshots of more than one hundred other inventions, from toilet paper to sliced bread, to inspire the inventor in every young reader.
Back matter includes an index of inventors and an index of inventions.
In her trademark vivacious comic- book style, Marcia Williams honors the fine folks who brought us the printing press, the steam train, the electric light, the TV, and more. Interspersed are snapshots of more than one hundred other inventions, from toilet paper to sliced bread, to inspire the inventor in every young reader.
Back matter includes an index of inventors and an index of inventions.
Product Details
| Publisher | Candlewick |
| Publish Date | September 10, 2013 |
| Pages | 40 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780763667498 |
| Dimensions | 10.6 X 8.6 X 0.2 inches | 0.5 pounds |
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Reviews
The pages bustle with activity, often marked with a certain zany humor.
—Booklist
Exuberant.
—Kirkus Reviews
An enthusiastic approach to an often-pedestrian subject.
—Horn Book
This oversize, entertaining book provides the stories behind some of the world's greater and lesser inventions.
—School Library Journal
This overview gives a taste of the richness and, well, inventiveness of the creative throughout history.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The
In rambunctious good-humored comic strips and single-panel cartoons, Marcia Williams celebrates inventors both famous and forgotten.
—Natural History
Witty comic-style profiles take readers into the creative genius of eight inventors who changed the world.
—Yellow Brick Road
—Booklist
Exuberant.
—Kirkus Reviews
An enthusiastic approach to an often-pedestrian subject.
—Horn Book
This oversize, entertaining book provides the stories behind some of the world's greater and lesser inventions.
—School Library Journal
This overview gives a taste of the richness and, well, inventiveness of the creative throughout history.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The
In rambunctious good-humored comic strips and single-panel cartoons, Marcia Williams celebrates inventors both famous and forgotten.
—Natural History
Witty comic-style profiles take readers into the creative genius of eight inventors who changed the world.
—Yellow Brick Road
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