What's the Big Idea?: Inventions That Changed Life on Earth Forever
Author(s): Helaine Becker
This lively book by an award-winning author brings to life the history of human innovation for young readers. "What's the Big Idea?" focuses on those inventions that help fulfill people's six basic needs: food, sleep, security, shelter, companionship, and good health. Main spreads feature a specific invention such as the wheel and axle, paper, bicycles, or the Internet. Each one starts with a "What's the Big Idea?" box that explains the problem the inventors were trying to solve. It answers the pertinent questions: Why this invention and why now? "Fast Facts" and "Big Ideas" sidebars give young readers quick blasts of information reference-style. Twelve special spreads scattered throughout the book highlight either a famous inventor or a specific theme. The "Inventor Biography" spreads profile inventors such as da Vinci, Galileo, and Thomas Edison, and summarize their main inventions. Comic strips deliver an added snippet of information and a humorous punch. Helaine Becker's witty, inventive text and Steve Attoe's wonderfully whimsical art make this a book children can enjoy while they learn.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Maple Tree Press
- : Maple Tree Press
- : 0.413
- : 16 November 2009
- : 279mm X 238mm X 8mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Helaine Becker
- : Paperback / softback
- : Steve Attoe
- : 609
- : 96
- : illustrations