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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
Written by
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
and
Raymond Obstfeld
and Illustrated by
Ben Boos & A.G. Ford
As they fix up their new house, Herbie and his sister discover how many things that we use every day...
3rd - 7th
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Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball
Written by
John Coy
and Illustrated by
Joe Morse
What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...
2nd - 6th
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Papa's Mechanical Fish
Written by
Candace Fleming
and Illustrated by
Boris Kulikov
While on a fishing trip, Papa gets the idea to invent an underwater vessel. As he works on his...
K - 3rd
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Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions
Written by
Chris Barton
and Illustrated by
Don Tate
As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built a...
2nd - 5th
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The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot
Written by
Alice and Martin Provensen
and Illustrated by
Alice Provensen
This charmingly illustrated book tells the story of Louis Bleriot as he plans and embarks on the...
K - 3rd
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Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time
Written and Illustrated 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
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Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci
Written and Illustrated by
Gene Baretta
Many of the inventions we use today were actually dreamed up by Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors
Written by
Chris Barton
and Illustrated by
Tony Persiani
Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. Bob was a studious planner who wanted to grow up...
2nd - 5th