A Head Full of Notions: A Story about Robert Fulton (Creative Minds Biography) [Paperback]

Andy Russell Bowen (Author), Lisa Harvey (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Creative Minds Biography

Describes the life and work of the talented inventor and resourceful businessman, with special emphasis on his development of the steamboat.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5. This easy-to-read title looks at the life and imagination of the well-known inventor. Bowen notes the fact that Fulton enjoyed tinkering with machinery from the time he was a child. His aptitude was not just in coming up with new ideas but also in fine-tuning and improving the concepts developed by others. The author recounts the personal and financial success that came with Fulton's best-known mechanical advancement?steam-powered transportation. This clear account offers a detailed look at the technology and the personality of a man who earned himself a place in history. Attractive, full-page black-and-white pencil drawings appear in each chapter. An informative and enjoyable introductory biography.?Maura Bresnahan, Topsfield Town Library, MA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 4^-6. Beginning with Robert Fulton's boyhood but quickly moving on, Bowen tells of the inventor's ambitions, travels, hard work, frustrations, and success, first with his submarine and then with his famous steamboat. Sketching in the historical background with broad strokes, she uses details from Fulton's life and time to bring individual scenes to life. The deeply shaded drawings are uneven in their effectiveness as a whole, but work better when they highlight various individuals. The biography's brevity and format suggest a book for beginning readers, but the approach and vocabulary would better suit middle-grade students. Bibliography appended. Carolyn Phelan^R. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575050269
• ISBN-13: 978-1575050263
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,233,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Professional & Technical > Engineering > General

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