Reinventing Invention: A Crayola Guide to Innovation

by Jennifer Boothroyd

Overview

Inventions change people's lives. But the stories told about how they were invented are often wrong. That story you heard of an overnight success took years of hard work and countless failed attempts to create. Discover the true stories behind inventions from the lifesaving gas mask to the thrilling Super Soaker.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728403212
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/02/2021
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	890L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Boothroyd taught elementary school for many years. She currently helps visitors explore the outdoors at a local nature center. Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, taking pictures, and traveling. She is a huge Disney geek and loves planning trips to Walt Disney World for her friends and family.

Editorial Reviews

"[A] pleasing layout, eye-catching pictures, and helpful diagrams. A fine addition for readers who are searching for quick facts about inventions and inventors."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

04/01/2021

Gr 3–6—Boothroyd highlights notable inventors and inventions, with a splash of color on every page. Some of the people are very familiar, such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. Some inventors are lesser-known. Lonnie G. Johnson, a Black American rocket scientist for NASA, invented the Super Soaker water gun. Cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith, white Americans, were the fathers of the Crayola crayon. Each invention or inventor is described in two pages. The layout features facts in bubbles or starburst shapes and a photograph of the inventor. Some pages show a diagram of the innovation. A short glossary and a "Learn More" page, which lists web links, are included. Overall, this colorful text shares many interesting facts. Each section is a general introduction to the spotlighted topic. VERDICT This book offers a pleasing layout, eye-catching pictures, and helpful diagrams. A fine addition for readers who are searching for quick facts about inventions and inventors.—Erin Olsen, Hunter Coll. Elem. Sch., NY

School Library Journal