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  • America Enters The Industrial Revolution

    by Susan Hamen ...
    Series series History of America
    Young learners will be introduced to an important stage in history when they read America Enters The Industrial Revolution. This book is filled with photographs, interesting facts, discussion questions, and more, to effectively engage young learners in such a significant re-telling of events. Each 48-page title in The History Of America Collection delves into complex narratives in history. Concise ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who Invented the Radio?

    Tesla vs. Marconi

    by Susan E. Hamen ...
    Series series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
    You may have heard the story of how Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio, but what if it isn't entirely true? What if the brilliant young inventor Nikola Tesla was working on advancing radio technology at exactly the same time? You'll be captivated by the tale of two invention powerhouses facing off in a race to create the first long-range radio. In a battle filled with successes and setbacks, see ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Who Invented the Telephone?

    Bell vs. Meucci

    by Susan E. Hamen ...
    Series series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, right? That's what most people will tell you. But what if they're wrong? What if Scottish-born inventor Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci was working on his own telephone invention at the exact same time? You'll be on the edge of your seat as Meucci and Bell race to win the battle of the telephone. Who will overcome the obstacles and be the first to cross ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Who Invented the Light Bulb?

    Edison vs. Swan

    by Susan E. Hamen ...
    Series series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
    Do you know who invented the light bulb? Most Americans will tell you it was Thomas Edison. But what if they're wrong? What if a British scientist named Joseph Swan was filing for the rights to this invention around the same time as Edison? You'll be on the edge of your seat as Edison and Swan go head-to-head to create the first usable light bulb. Patent battles, lies, determination, and more fill ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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  • Who Is Bill Gates?

    by Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Ted Hammond ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the wealthiest ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Isaac Newton

    by Kathleen Krull ...
    Illustrated by Boris Kulikov ...
    Series series Giants of Science
    What was Isaac Newton like? Secretive, vindictive, withdrawn, obsessive, and, oh, yes, brilliant. His imagination was so large that, just "by thinking on it," he invented calculus and figured out the scientific explanation of gravity.Yet Newton was so small-minded that he set out to destroy other scientists who dared question his findings. Here is a compelling portrait of Newton, contradictions ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • Timeless Thomas

    How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives

    by Gene Barretta ...
    Illustrated by Gene Barretta ...
    Series series Famous Inventors in History
    What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common?All these devices were created by the man known as The Wizard of Menlo Park: Thomas Edison.Edison is most famous for inventing the incandescent lightbulb, but at his landmark laboratories in Menlo Park & West Orange, New Jersey, he also developed many other staples of modern technology. Despite many failures, Edison persevered. ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Famous Scientists and What They Did : Pre-K Science Series

    Scientists for Kids Preschool Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Inventors Books
    All the good things that you enjoy today are products of the brilliant minds of scientists. These are the people who did a lot of research to discover more about the world, and from there, create technologies that we enjoy today. This book includes the best achievements, laid out in a fun and easy-to-under manner. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd

    by Mary Losure ...
    A surprising true story of Isaac Newton’s boyhood suggests an intellectual development owing as much to magic as science.Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary’s house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Karl, Get Out of the Garden!

    Carolus Linnaeus and the Naming of Everything

    by Anita Sanchez ...
    Illustrated by Catherine Stock ...
    Do you know what a Solanum caule inermi herbaceo, foliis pinnatis incises, racemis simplicibus is?*Carolus (Karl) Linnaeus started off as a curious child who loved exploring the garden. Despite his intelligence—and his mother's scoldings—he was a poor student, preferring to be outdoors with his beloved plants and bugs. As he grew up, Karl's love of nature led him to take on a seemingly impossible ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

    by Kathryn Gibbs Davis ...
    Illustrated by Gilbert Ford ...
    Science, history, and engineering combine in this uplifting nonfiction picture book about the invention of the world’s most iconic amusement park ride, the Ferris wheel.Capturing an engineer’s creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book biography sheds light on how the American inventor George Ferris defied gravity and seemingly impossible odds to invent the world’s ... Read more

    Was $13.99 CAD Now $11.99 CAD

  • Steve Jobs Wanted Perfection - Celebrity Biography Books | Children's Biography Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Steve Jobs is known to be a genius who wouldn’t settle for mediocre results. Because of his intense desire for perfection, he created great products that have changed how technology look today. Reading about inspiring true to life stories will create a feeling of wanting to be as great as the subjects. In this case, did reading his story want you be like Steve Jobs? ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD