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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
You know the Super Soaker. It's one of the top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson's life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a...
3) Flying feet
Author
Series
Zigzag kids volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
250L
Language
English
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Description
Charlie often thinks of inventions that seldom work, but his latest idea just might be able to help Jake the Sweeper get rid of a big pile of trash and save "Come as a Character" day, too.
4) Melonhead
Author
Series
Melonhead books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Capitol Hill, Lucy Rose's friend Adam "Melonhead" Melon, a budding inventor with a knack for getting into trouble, enters a science contest that challenges students to recycle an older invention into a new invention.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Instead of playing at the park, Mary spends all of her time tinkering in her lab. But one day, she realizes how lonely she is. Mary decides to use her science skills to make a pet sheep for herself. All the kids at her school are amazed by her creation! When she tries to duplicate her experiment for her classmates, though, things go hilariously awry. Can Mary invent a way to fix this mess?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 930L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cleverly shows how Leonardo's ideas foreshadowed modern inventions. At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish--fins and all. This ... account of young Ben's earliest invention follows the budding scientist's journey as he tests and retests his swim fins. That first big splash led Ben to even more innovations and inventions. Includes Franklin quotes, a timeline, bibliography, and source notes"--Amazon.com.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
Description
Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a US patent. Working in her furniture store, she recognized a need for a multi-use bed and through hard work, ingenuity, and determination, invented her unique cupboard bed. She built more than a piece of furniture. She built a life far away from slavery, a life where her sweet dreams could come true.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
When a Serbian boy named Nikola Tesla was three, he stroked his cat and was enchanted by the electrical sparks. By the time he was a teenager, he had made a vow: Someday I will turn the power of Niagara Falls into electricity. Here is the story of the ambitious young man who brought life-changing ideas to America, despite the obstructive efforts of his hero-turned-rival, Thomas Edison. From using alternating current to light up the Chicago World's...
12) Violet the pilot
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Young Violet's only friend is her dog, Orville, until one of her homemade flying machines takes her to the rescue of a Boy Scout troop in trouble." -- Title page verso.
13) Awesome Dawson
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
All his life, Dawson has been inventing things, repairing toys in unusual ways, and helping clean up his neighborhood by reusing discarded objects, but when his Vacu-Maniac malfunctions it is his friend Mooey whose brainpower saves the day.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The 21st Century Junior Library Women Innovators series highlights the contributions of women to STEM fields. Maria Beasley and Life Rafts examines the life of this important woman and her contributions to ship safety. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. Full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 720L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes inventor Margaret E. Knight's childhood, explaining how her interest in mechanical innovations began, and tells the story of her invention of a paper bag maker and her legal battle for the patent after someone stole her idea.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cleonardo's father is an inventor. So was her grandfather, her great-grandfather, and all the great-greats before them. Cleo wants to be an inventor too. She tries to help her father in his workshop, but he never uses her great ideas. Can Cleo invent something big and important and perfect all by herself?
18) Ben the inventor
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inventors invent inventions! That's what Ben and his best friend Jack like to say. So when Ben discovers that Jack's family is planning to move to another city, he decides they should put their inventions to work. The boys figure that if no one buys Jack's house, Jack won't have to move away, so all they need is a plan to scare off potential buyers! Inventors are good at coming up with plans. But when Plans A, B and C fail to bring the results the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents an introduction to the inventions of Benjamin Franklin, one of the nation's most beloved figures, credited with introducing bifocals, daylight savings time, lightning rods, and the establishment of post offices.
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