Always Inventing (Direct Mail Edition) A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell
Always Inventing (Direct Mail Edition) A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell
- ISBN 13:
9780792259329
- ISBN 10:
0792259327
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 09/12/2006
- Publisher: National Geographic Kids
- Newer Edition
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Summary
Now in paperback--National Geographic Children's Books presents the award-winning photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell. This fascinating profile, named aSchool Library JournalBest Book of the Year, uses direct quotes to give readers a vivid insight into the life of a prolific inventor, driven to succeed. With a foreword by Gilbert M. Grosvenor, Bell's great-grandson,Always Inventingfeatures over 70 period photographs and drawings from Bell's notebooks. From his first invention at age 11--a tool to clean husks from wheat kernels--to his patent of the hydrofoil 64 years later, Bell was always inventing. Bell was also one of the original founders of the National Geographic Society. Awards include: Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People--NCSS/CBC New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Best Book of the Year--School Library Journal