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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"A twelve-year-old boy, worried that his parents may divorce, discovers that an island in the middle of the lake where he is spending the summer is the testing grounds of the mysterious Dr. Libris, who may have invented a way to make the characters in books come alive."--
5) Invention
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents an illustrated guide to the most noteworthy and significant inventions since the prehistory of man, in chronological order, and includes information on stone tools, the wheel, lighting, the steam engine, the telephone, flight, and the silicon ship. Includes time line.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Celebrating the invention of vehicles, this collective biography tells the inspiring stories of the visionaries who changed the way we move through air, water, and land. Perfect for fans of Mistakes that Worked and Girls Think of Everything"--
9) Unleashed
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Luthor the Doberman, a former attack dog, has a good home with Savannah Drysdale, but every time a certain truck passes he goes into a frenzy, while Griffin Bing is caught up in trying to beat his rival, Darren Vader, at an invention contest.
10) Jackpot
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Griffin Bing and his friends are trying to locate Mr. Fielder's missing thirty million dollar lottery ticket, and thwart the local bully, Darren Vader, who wants to find it for himself--and Mr. Bing's latest invention may help.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Introduces major accomplishments in technology and the failures that accompany them, including plumbing, antibiotics, frozen food, electric light, computers, printing, the telephone, the wheel, and the internal combustion engine.
12) Weird inventions
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Humans are ingenious when it comes to meeting challenges. We invent all sorts of useful contraptions from the wheel to the can opener. But some of the things people have come up with are truly odd. Who came up with grass sandals, and why? Have you ever heard of a portable radio hat? Not many people have, but someone invented it. Get the inside scoop on these odd contraptions and many more weird inventions"--
13) Tesla's attic
Author
Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla"--
Author
Series
Captain Underpants volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
George and Harold, and their doubles, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold, have a good thing going. Two of them go to school, while the other two hide in the tree house and play video games all day-then they switch! But when their malicious gym teacher, Mr Meaner, creates a method of mind control that turns their fellow students into attentive, obedient, perfect children, the future of all humanity will be in their hands!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry Ford invented the automobile. The first video game was created in a science research lab. A melted candy bar inspired the invention of microwave ovens. You may have heard these beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about inventions and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump the experts! Find out whether Alexander Graham Bell...
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Series
Rotten School volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the Board of Inspectors threatening to shut down Rotten School, Bernie Bridges only has time for one last money-making scheme, but his friends are too obsessed with a role-playing video game to help him.
Author
Series
Billy Sure, kid entrepreneur volume 3
Billy Sure kid entrepreneur volume 03
Billy Sure kid entrepreneur volume 3
Billy Sure kid entrepreneur volume 03
Billy Sure kid entrepreneur volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Billy Sure, twelve-year-old inventor and CEO of Sure Things, Inc., invents a device that lets everyone in on what their pets are trying to say in the third book of a hilarious middle grade series!
Everyone is talking about Billy Sure, the twelve-year-old genius and millionaire inventor whose inventions have become instant hits. From the All Ball and the Sibling Silencer, to the Stink Spectacular and the Disappearing Reappearing Make-Up,...
Everyone is talking about Billy Sure, the twelve-year-old genius and millionaire inventor whose inventions have become instant hits. From the All Ball and the Sibling Silencer, to the Stink Spectacular and the Disappearing Reappearing Make-Up,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explores the history of engineering and its impact on people's lives, covering such topics as the design and construction of roads, bridges, and dams; and such inventions as the printing press, combustion engine, steam turbine, and computer.
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