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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors

Written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld

As they fix up their new house, Herbie and his sister discover how many things that we use every day were designed by black inventors. Individual biographies accompany each invention.

3rd - 7th

Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Written by John Coy

What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...

2nd - 6th

Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions

Written by Chris Barton

As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built...

2nd - 5th

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Written by Brian Selznick

Hugo, an orphan, thief, and clock keeper, lives alone in the walls of a Paris train station. When...

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The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot

Written by Alice and Martin Provensen

This charmingly illustrated book tells the story of Louis Bleriot as he plans and embarks on the historic first ever flight across the English Channel.

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Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time

Written by Steve Jenkins

What can happen in a second? A minute? An hour? Discover new and exciting ways to think about time...

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