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Who was Alexander Graham Bell? / by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by David Groff.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0448464608 (paperback)
  • 0448467542
  • 9780448464602 (paperback)
  • 9780448467542
Subject(s):
Contents:
Who Was Alexander Graham Bell? -- An Inventor Is Born -- A Turning Point -- An Ear for Sound -- Endings and Beginnings -- A New Direction -- A Sound Is Heard -- A Race to the Finish -- Famous Words -- Victory! -- An Inventor to the End -- Timelines.
Scope and content: "An illustrated biography of the inventor of the telephone"-- Provided by publisher.Scope and content: "Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Bell, A. B134 Checked out 05/31/2024 33111007538149
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!

Includes bibliographical references, page 104-105.

Who Was Alexander Graham Bell? -- An Inventor Is Born -- A Turning Point -- An Ear for Sound -- Endings and Beginnings -- A New Direction -- A Sound Is Heard -- A Race to the Finish -- Famous Words -- Victory! -- An Inventor to the End -- Timelines.

"An illustrated biography of the inventor of the telephone"-- Provided by publisher.

"Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!"-- Provided by publisher.

Age 8 to 12.

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