Ben Franklin and the magic squares

A funny, entertaining introduction to Ben Franklin and his many inventions, including the story of how he created the "magic square." A magic square is a box of nine numbers arranged so that any line of three numbers adds up to the same number, including on the diagonal! Teachers and kids will love finding out about this popular teaching tool that is still used in elementary schools today!

Five brilliant scientists

This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives and notable achievements of Susan McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York State; George Washington Carver, the world-famous agricultural scientist most noted for his work with peanuts; Ernest Everett Just, a remarkable marine biologist known as "the expert" on the early life of sea animals; Percy Lavon Julian, an outstand…

Amelia Earhart : the pioneering pilot

A wonderful new series of well-told, beautifully illustrated biographies, for children aged 6-9 years, featuring great leaders, heroes, pioneers, inventors and scientists from the past. Each biography tells an exciting story about a real person, that can be read either alone or by a parent or teacher. The colourful artwork will stimulate the imagination and linger in the memory. The biographies…

Ordinary genius : the story of Albert Einstein

What do you think of when you hear the name Albert Einstein? Perhaps you picture an old man with rumpled clothing, a halo of wild white hair, and an impish grin. You might know that he developed two of the most important and complex theories in science, the theories of relativity. You probably think of the word genius. Albert Einstein may have been a genius--but he was also much more than that.…

Ordinary genius : the story of Albert Einstein

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

1575050676

Collation

95 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

925 EIN

Albert Einstein

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

0750201657

Collation

48 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Series Title

Pioneers of Science

Call Number

925 EIN

Karl Benz

From the Pioneers of Science series, a picture book biography of Karl Friedrich Benz. Benz was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile, and together with Bertha Benz, a pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz.

Guglielmo Marconi

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

1852109572

Collation

48 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Series Title

Pioneers of Science

Call Number

926 MAR

James Watt

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

0750203196

Collation

48 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Series Title

Pioneers of Science

Call Number

926 WAT

Alexander Graham Bell

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

1852109580

Collation

48 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Series Title

Pioneers of Science

Call Number

926 BEL