Isaac Newton

What was Isaac Newton like? Secretive, vindictive, withdrawn, obsessive, and, oh, yes, brilliant. His imagination was so large that, just "by thinking on it," he invented calculus and figured out the scientific explanation of gravity.Yet Newton was so small-minded that he set out to destroy other scientists who dared question his findings. Here is a compelling portrait of Newton, contradictions…

Who was Ben Franklin?

Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.

Take a giant leap, Neil Armstrong!

Scholastic Chapter Book, Biography of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon and what he was like as a young boy

Let's drive, Henry Ford!

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ISBN/ISSN

043967624X

Collation

59 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

Series Title

A Scholastic Chapter Book Biography

Call Number

926 FOR

Louis Braille, the boy who invented books for the blind

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ISBN/ISSN

059044350X

Collation

80 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

Series Title

Scholastic Biography

Call Number

926 BRA

The story of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor : the wizard of Menlo Park

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ISBN/ISSN

0590424033

Collation

60 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

Series Title

Scholastic Biography

Call Number

926 EDI

The Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk

The story of Orville and Wilbur Wright and their history making flight.

Scientists and inventors

Scientists and Inventors traces the stories behind the world's great discoveries - from invention of the wheel to the splitting of the atom. Stunning Discovery artwork shows scientists in action, performing experiments that led to some of the brilliant inventions throughout history. Includes a unique eight-page gatefold showing the innovations that contributed to car designs of today.

Marie Curie : the Polish scientist who discovered radium and its life-saving …

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ISBN/ISSN

1850150923

Collation

64 pages : illustration ; 21 cm

Series Title

People Who Have Helped the World People Who Have Helped the World

Call Number

925 CUR

Five notable inventors

High-interest stories make reading fun! Stories have been tested for vocabulary and sentence length to help you make the right choice! A letter from an education specialist gives you valuable advice on how to read to your child and how to listen to your child read to you!