| Inventing the Automobile Contributor(s): Banting, Erinn (Author) |
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ISBN: 077872834X ISBN-13: 9780778728344 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: This inspiring new series explores revolutionary inventions and their inventors. Breakthrough Inventions features inventors' biographies, interesting facts, and historical photographs. Learn about the invention of items that have had enormous impact on our everyday lives. Children will also be fascinated to read about the contributors who helped create these technologies and how their discoveries have evolved over time. Inventors are developing tooth implants that pick up vibrations from cell phone calls and transfer them to the inner ear. The tooth implant would allow a person to receive a call discreetly, or without others knowing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Cars & Trucks - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Senses & Sensation |
| Dewey: 629.231 |
| LCCN: 2005034061 |
| Series: Breakthrough Inventions |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.26" W x 10.66" (0.38 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106639 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work is intended for ages 9-12. An invention of dramatic impact, the automobile led to the creation of new industries, changed the way roads and cities were built, and required a system of laws to protect drivers and pedestrians. This colourful book describes the eventful history of the automobile and the inventors who helped develop it. Readers will learn about: the basic parts of a car; how the engine works; how the industry grew rapidly through mass production; threats to the environment; possible fuel alternatives such as biodiesel and ethanol. |