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1-7 of 7 results for All Resources

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

Papa's Mechanical Fish

Written by Candace Fleming

While on a fishing trip, Papa gets the idea to invent an underwater vessel. As he works on his...

K - 3rd

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 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.

K - 3rd

The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors

Written by Chris Barton

Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. Bob was a studious planner who wanted to grow up...

2nd - 5th

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...

Pre-K - 3rd

Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

Written by Gene Baretta

Many of the inventions we use today were actually dreamed up by Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago....

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