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Invention  Cover Image Book Book

Invention / written by Lionel Bender. --

Bender, Lionel. (Author).

Summary:

Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1465409017 (ha., c.s.)
  • ISBN: 9781465409010 (ha., c.s.)
  • Physical Description: 72 p. : ill. (chiefly color) + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 col. wall chart. --
  • Edition: Rev. ed., American ed. --
  • Publisher: New York : DK, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes clip art CD.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 19.99
Subject: Inventions > Juvenile literature.
Technology > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch J 609 Ben 2013 31681020061966 JNONFIC Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
  • Baker & Taylor
    The world's most trusted nonfiction series is now available with a CD of clip art and wall chart included with the hardcover edition which compliments these fact-filled titles that are loaded with spectacular photographs and illustrations.
  • Dorling Kindersley Pub
    A fascinating look at the world's earliest simple machines — wheels, gears, pulleys, and levers — to today's complicated telephones and plastics, Eyewitness: Invention presents the stories behind amazing inventions and how they changed the world.

    The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
  • Penguin Putnam
    From the versatile wheel to the tiny and powerful computer chip, discover the most ingenious, world-changing inventions ever. 

    Enter the world of innovation and technology with Eyewitness Invention. Learn the story behind certain inventors and how an invention shapes up from a mere idea to a widely used household item. 

    From the first writing utensils and timekeeping devices to mechanized vehicles and controlled flight, this lively, educational book is the best way to introduce young minds to the most important innovations that have shaped human history. Packed with hundreds of images showing primitive tools to modern-day machines, Eyewitness Invention is loaded with information. The reference section at the end provides even more amazing facts.  

    Full of fun facts, this book is made for kids and is perfect for school and homework projects.
  • Random House, Inc.
    The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

    A fascinating look at the world's earliest simple machines — wheels, gears, pulleys, and levers — to today's complicated telephones and plastics,Eyewitness: Invention presents the stories behind amazing inventions and how they changed the world.


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