Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||||||||||
Better Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
The Sky's the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls by Catherine Thimmesh  (3)
|
Imaginative Inventions: The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Roller Skates, Potato Chips, Marbles, and Pie (and More!) by Charise Mericle Harper  (3)
$11.55
|
The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: And Other Surprising Stories about Inventions by Don L. Wulffson (2)
$5.99
|
Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors by Tom Tucker (2)
$6.95
|
Gutsy Girls: Young Women Who Dare by Tina Schwager (8)
|
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
PW called this compilation of personal profiles "an inspired ode to women inventors." Ages 8-up. (Mar.)
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-An outstanding collective biography of women and girls who changed the world with their inventions. Thimmesh surveys unique and creative ideas that were both borne of necessity or were simply a product of ingenuity and hard work. Included are Bette Nesmith Graham, who invented Liquid Paper, known more commonly as "white-out," and Ann Moore, who emulated the way African mothers carried their babies to create the Snugli. While working for NASA, Jeanne Lee Crews invented the "space bumper" that protects spacecraft and astronauts. The last few individuals highlighted utilized their creativity at a fairly young age. Becky Schroeder was 10 when she invented Glo-sheet paper, which enables people to write in the dark. She became the youngest female to receive a U.S. patent. The book also encourages young women to start inventing themselves and offers a list of organizations with postal and Internet addresses to help them get started. Colorful collage artwork shows the women and their creations and adds vibrancy and lightness to the text.
Carol Fazioli, formerly at The Brearley School, New York City
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
See all Editorial Reviews
PW called this compilation of personal profiles "an inspired ode to women inventors." Ages 8-up. (Mar.)
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-An outstanding collective biography of women and girls who changed the world with their inventions. Thimmesh surveys unique and creative ideas that were both borne of necessity or were simply a product of ingenuity and hard work. Included are Bette Nesmith Graham, who invented Liquid Paper, known more commonly as "white-out," and Ann Moore, who emulated the way African mothers carried their babies to create the Snugli. While working for NASA, Jeanne Lee Crews invented the "space bumper" that protects spacecraft and astronauts. The last few individuals highlighted utilized their creativity at a fairly young age. Becky Schroeder was 10 when she invented Glo-sheet paper, which enables people to write in the dark. She became the youngest female to receive a U.S. patent. The book also encourages young women to start inventing themselves and offers a list of organizations with postal and Internet addresses to help them get started. Colorful collage artwork shows the women and their creations and adds vibrancy and lightness to the text.
Carol Fazioli, formerly at The Brearley School, New York City
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
|