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All aboard! : Elijah McCoy's steam engine / Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Bill Slavin. --
Record details
- ISBN: 0887769454
- ISBN: 9780887769450
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. --
- Publisher: Toronto : Tundra Books, c2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Silver Birch Express Award nominee, 2012. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.99 |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | J 609.2 McCoy -K | 31681002322162 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Although there were few opportunities for the son of slaves, Elijah McCoy's dreams led him to study mechanical engineering in Scotland, where he learned how to design and build steam engines, but when he returned to the United States, the only job Elijah could find was shoveling coal into a train's firebox at the Michigan Central Railroad; undaunted, he went on to invent a means of oiling an engine while in motion, changing the face of travel around the world. - Baker & Taylor
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Canadian-born black American who developed an oil cup that allowed train engines to be oiled while the train was running, as well as many other inventions. - Random House, Inc.
In the second of Tundra's Great Idea series, biographies for children who are just starting to read, Monica Kulling presents the life of an extraordinary man.
There were few opportunities for the son of slaves, but Elijah McCoy's dreams led him to study mechanical engineering in Scotland. He learned everything there was to know about engines - how to design them and how to build them. But when he returned to the United States to look for work at the Michigan Central Railroad, the only job Elijah could get was shoveling coal into a train's firebox.
Undaunted, he went on to invent a means of oiling the engine while the train was running, changing the face of travel around the world.
With playful text and lively illustrations, All Aboard! Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine may be the first biography a child discovers, and it will whet the appetite for many more.
