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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Get the scoop on inventions of the future before they hit stores, like the fish tank that turns your toilet into an aquarium (but don't worry, your fishy friends will be just fine), or the Cargonaut, a human-size robot that flies around picking up and delivering items just for you"--Page 4 of cover.
2) Inventions
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
INsiders brings inventions to life, with the most up-to-date information and state-of-the-art 3-D illustrations that practically leap off every page, stimulating minds and imaginations in a whole new way.
6) Invention
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
Author
Series
Invention hunters volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When the Invention Hunters, a group of globe-trotting invention collectors, visit a school in their flying museum, a student helps them by explaining how common concepts related to light, like refraction, magnification, and reflection, and objects, like cameras and televisions, work.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Full of weird and wacky facts and retro-inspired illustrations, Amazing Inventions is the perfect, fun introduction to everything from robots to nanoscience. Prepare to laugh, marvel, and learn. Did you know that the ancient Egyptians may have used kites to help build their pyramids? That robots have a hard time learning karate? Or that Australian nanoscientists have manufactured a garment that you can clean by just holding it up to the light? Covering...
9) The camera
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Introduces the history and development of the camera and explains how a film camera works.
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Español
Description
"Ya sea por sensacionalismo, cálculo político o simple calumnia, las falacias históricas quedan ancladas entre nosotros incluso hasta mucho después de que hayan sido desmentidas. Por ello, este libro recoge las leyendas y mentiras más relevantes, deslumbrantes, perniciosas y desconcertantes de la Historia universal, y analiza qué hay de verdadero, falso o dudoso en ellas. En lugar de resultar un asunto árido, la exploración y aclaración de...
Author
Series
Steel Trapp volume 1
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
On a two-day train trip to enter his invention in the National Science Competition in Washington, D.C., fourteen-year-old Steven "Steel" Trapp, possessor of a remarkable photographic memory, becomes embroiled in an international plot of kidnapping and bribery that may have links to terrorists.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Don't be afraid to try! Make connections! Be persistent! Ask questions and never take no for an answer! Learn the secrets and amazing stories of successful inventors! How to Become an Accidental Genius is full of inspiring tales of famous and lesser-known inventors who have changed the world, from George Washington Carver, Mary Anderson (inventor of the windshield wiper) and inventor and actress Hedy Lamarr to Frank Epperson (of Popsicle fame) and...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A charming storybook collection of sweet tales based on the Netflix series starring Ada Twist-perfect for read-alouds or bedtime! Revisit some of your favorite episodes of the Netflix series, in print for the first time, with this gifty storybook collection. Each of the 12 stories retells a beloved episode from the show, making it perfect for group read-alouds or when it's time to settle down for bed.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.
Author
Series
Invention hunters volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When the Invention Hunters, a group of globe-trotting invention collectors, visit a construction site in their flying museum, a boy helps them by explaining how simple machines like levers, pulleys, and cranks work"--
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings. Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what's going on inside. See the people swarming inside the Empire State Building, the workers busy backstage at...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
With 50 Wacky Inventions Throughout History, history has never been so fun--or wacky! Have you ever heard of a bike TV? Or a bird diaper? 50 Wacky Inventions Throughout History describes 50 inventions that seem too crazy to be true--but are! Whether useful, entertaining, or just plain silly, these mind-boggling inventions and gadgets from yesterday, today, and tomorrow will surprise and delight fun-fact lovers of all ages.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Princess Eliza is lonely in her beautiful snow palace. Stuck inside all day with no one to play with, she figures out how to make almost anything with a few bits of wood and some string-including her own toys! Anything, that is, except the thing she wants most . . . a friend. As she sets off to find one, Eliza is excited to stumble across a group of elves. But - OH, DEAR! - Santa isn't feeling well, and there are still so many presents to make! Could...
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