Who was Alexander Graham Bell? / by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by David Groff.
Material type: TextSeries: 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
- unmediated
- volume
- 0448464608 (paperback)
- 0448467542
- 9780448464602 (paperback)
- 9780448467542
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | Bell, A. B134 | Checked out | 05/31/2024 | 33111007538149 |
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.