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4) Flying feet
Author
Series
Publication Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Publication Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
"There are many amazing inventions we use every day. Did you know some of them started as big mistakes? Follow along with engaging illustrations, captivating photos, and fun text to learn all about the chefs, scientists, and inventors who were brilliant people with big ideas"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From Popsicles and swim fins to robots and glitter shooting prosthetics, this middle grade nonfiction debut is full of fun and inspiring stories about real kid inventors and some of their most amazing inventions"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Figment
Author
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Journey into Imagination with Figment, the purple dragon from Disney's EPCOT theme park and mascot of Disney's Imagination Pavilion. Featuring lyrics from the beloved Disney song "One Little Spark", this adorable Little Golden Book about creativity and imagination is perfect for children ages 2 to 5." --Amazon.
11) Melonhead
Author
Series
Publication Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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
Series
Publication Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
"We travel all the time. But traveling in the past wasn't as easy as it was today. From bike to airplanes, who do we have to thank for these amazing moving inventions? Follow along with engaging illustrations, captivating photos, and fun text to learn all about the scientists and inventors who were brilliant people with big ideas"-- Provided by publisher.
13) Fiddlehead
Author
Series
Clockwork Century volume 5
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Young ex-slave Gideon Bardsley is a brilliant inventor, but the job is less glamorous than one might think, especially since the assassination attempts started. Worse yet, they're trying to destroy his greatest achievement: a calculating engine called Fiddlehead, which provides undeniable proof of something awful enough to destroy the world. Both man and machine are at risk from forces conspiring to keep the Civil War going and the money flowing....
Author
Series
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In a land riven with plague, inside the infamous Walled City, two families vie for control: the Medicis with their genius inventor Leonardo; the Lorraines with Galileo, the most brilliant alchemist of his generation. And when two star-crossed lovers, one from either house, threaten the status quo, a third, shadowy power - one that forever seems a step ahead of all of the familial warring - plots and schemes, and bides its time, ready for the moment...
Author
Series
Billy Sure Kid Entrepreneur volume 11
Publication Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Preparing to roll out his next great invention, Manny enlists Billy to be his associate only to discover that Billy has his own considerable talents as an innovator.