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1) Invention
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Description
Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Description
"The future is now! Supercool robots, amazing flying machines, floating hotels--this book is packed with 125 amazing inventions that will make you wish for things you never knew existed! Get the scoop on inventions of the future before they hit stores, like the fish tank that turns your toilet into an aquarium (but don't worry, your fishy friends will be just fine!), or the Cargonaut, a human-size robot that flies around picking up and delivering...
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
156 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Description
Discover the fascinating world of inventions and technology. From the first tools to the latest gadgets, "Pocket Genius: Inventions" showcases key inventors and inventions that changed the world from air, space, water, and land transportation to everyday objects in the home, medical tools and aids, plus telescopes, roller coasters, satellites, and robots, and a look at future technologies. Redesigned in paperback, DK's best-selling Pocket Genius series...
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2022.
Physical Desc
viii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Inaccurate interpretations and outright misrepresentations of the past-cultivated within and promoted by the conservative movement and right-wing media over the last several decades-hold sway among large numbers of Americans, damaging our public discourse. In Myth America, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of historians to provide textured analysis...
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Description
Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions is the perfect treat for kids with an appetite for "Did you know...?" More than 100 facts about everything from toothbrushes, airplanes, and flush toilets to animation, ice cream, and crayons are served up in photo-packed design sure to engage reluctant readers.
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Series
Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 1
Description
When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.
Rosie is working with Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters, on designing a new invention, but when her designs keep failing, Rosie starts to lose hope until her friends Iggy and Ada offer some help
12) Ma, I'm a farmer
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
[25] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
When he has enough of his city job, Fred decides to live a life of ease and comfort by working on a farm in the country, but things are not what Fred expected when he spends a few days working in his new surroundings.
Author
Series
Fizzopolis volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
124, 29 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Ten-year-old Harold, the adopted son of a food inventor, discovers that his father's latest invention, soda pop that produces the world's longest burps, also generates furry creatures known as Fizzies.
14) Sky jumpers
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
275 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Description
"Twelve-year-old Hope lives in a post World War III town called White Rock where everyone must participate in Inventions Day, though Hope's inventions always fail. Her unique skill set comes in hand when a group of bandits invades the town"--
15) Envy
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tim and Nick, best friends, neighbors and co-workers, are suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained, get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds. VaPooRizer is a spray that literally makes dog poop, or any other kind of poop for that matter, evaporate into thin air. Tim, who had no faith in Nick's idea, passed on an opportunity to get in on the deal, can only watch as Nick's fortune -- and Tim's own envy -- grow to equally outrageous proportions....
17) Stealing air
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Formats
Description
Three sixth-grade boys band together to build an experimental aircraft, enduring social and practical difficulties in the process.
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 2
Formats
Description
A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.
Author
Series
Creature Department novels volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
327 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Elliot Von Doppler and his friend Leslie think nothing ever happens in Bickleburgh, except inside the gleaming headquarters of DENKi-3000--the world's eighth-largest electronics factory. When Uncle Archie vanishes, it's up to Elliot, Leslie, and every one of the unusual 'employees' to create an invention so astonishing it will save the Creature Department"--
20) Tightrope
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
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Description
"An unconventional woman and a man shrouded in mystery walk a tightrope of desire as they race against a killer to find a machine that could change the world"--
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