Terrific Transportation Inventions (Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day)

Waxman, Laura Hamilton

ISBN 10: 1467710962 ISBN 13: 9781467710961

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™, 2013

Synopsis

Did you know that the world's first submarine traveled the Thames River in England way back in 1615? Or that early cars had three wheels instead of four? Get ready to learn the fascinating stories behind inventions you use every day. From the motorcycle inventor who died while riding his creation to the engineers who figured out a better way to launch humans into space, you'll find out how we got the transportation inventions that get us where we're going.

About this title

About the Author:

Laura Hamilton Waxman lives in Minnesota and has written many nonfiction books for young readers.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2-4-This set is a browsers' delight as well as a rich resource for science or pop-history report writers. The volumes each pair breezy but factual accounts of the development of 10 to 12 common items with a mix of modern and period images or photos. Familiar as the inventions are (e.g., blue jeans, Band-Aids, Botox, toilet paper, and instant replay), the stories of their creations are often not so easy to discover. The generous annotated resource lists at the end of each volume add further value. Grades 5 & Upα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journal. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1467710962
• ISBN 13: 9781467710961
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32