Have You Thanked an Inventor Today?

Have You Thanked an Inventor Today?
Author: Patrice McLaurin
Publisher: Digital Arts, Incorporated
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-05-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780997315202

Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? is a journey into the often forgotten contributions of African-American inventors, that contributed to the American landscape. This book was written to appeal to African-American youth, inspiring creative thought and innovation. It was also written to demonstrate to children how the genius of African-American minds is utilized on a daily basis. Biographies about each inventor, as well as activity sheets are included in the book to further stimulate the minds of young readership.

Audrey the Amazing Inventor

Audrey the Amazing Inventor
Author: Rachel Valentine
Publisher: Words & Pictures
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0711242828

A fun and quirky picture book featuring a feisty and inspiring female protagonist with an inventive mind and curious spirit.

Apple Cake: A Gratitude

Apple Cake: A Gratitude
Author: Dawn Casey
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1786032155

Thank you, hedge, / Thank you, tree. / Thank you, flower, / Thank you, bee. / Thank you, rain, / Thank you, sun. / Thank you, farmers, / every one. In this simple rhyming story from the author of Held in Love, a child says thank you for the gifts nature provides, from hazelnuts in the hedge to apples from the tree, eggs from the hens to milk from the cow. Eventually, the family has enough ingredients to make something special…a delicious apple cake! With captivating illustrations that brim with emotion, this sweet picture book encourages children to be grateful for the world around them—the perfect read for Thanksgiving. A recipe for apple cake at the end allows you and your child to share in the joyful gratitude.

A Kids Book About Racism

A Kids Book About Racism
Author: Jelani Memory
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2023-07-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0744089417

A clear explanation of what racism is and how to recognize it when you see it. As tough as it is to imagine, this book really does explore racism. But it does so in a way that’s accessible to kids. Inside, you’ll find a clear description of what racism is, how it makes people feel when they experience it, and how to spot it when it happens. Covering themes of racism, sadness, bravery, and hate. This book is designed to help get the conversation going. Racism is one conversation that’s never too early to start, and this book was written to be an introduction on the topic for kids aged 5-9. A Kids Book About Racism features: - A friendly, approachable, and kid-appropriate tone throughout. - Expressive font design; allowing kids to have the space to reflect and the freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages. - An author who has lived experience on the topic of racism. Tackling important discourse together! The A Kids Book About series are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic. A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way. With a growing series of books, podcasts and blogs, made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.

The Seed of Compassion

The Seed of Compassion
Author: His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2020-03-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0525555161

For the first time ever, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses children directly, sharing lessons of peace and compassion, told through stories of his own childhood. One of today's most inspiring world leaders was once an ordinary child named Lhamo Thondup. In a small village in Tibet, his mother was his first great teacher of compassion. In everyday moments from his childhood, young readers begin to see that important lessons are all around us, and that they, too, can grow to truly understand them. With simple, powerful text, the Dalai Lama shares the universalist teachings of treating one another with compassion, which Bao Luu illustrates beautifully in vibrant color. In an increasingly confusing world, The Seed of Compassion offers guidance and encouragement on how we all might bring more kindness to it.

Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook

Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook
Author: Maurice Kanbar
Publisher: Council Oak Books
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781571780997

When the fuzz from his sweater was pulled off by a brick wall he was leaning against, Maurice Kanbar had a brainstorm. Soon he had patented, produced and successfully promoted the D-Fuzz-It sweater comb, and made his first fortune at the age of twenty-two. In this engaging “master class” Kanbar’s real world hits and misses illustrate the concrete steps every inventor must follow to successfully take his product to market.

Marvelous Mattie

Marvelous Mattie
Author: Emily Arnold McCully
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-10-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1466852097

With her sketchbook labeled My Inventions and her father's toolbox, Mattie could make almost anything – toys, sleds, and a foot warmer. When she was just twelve years old, Mattie designed a metal guard to prevent shuttles from shooting off textile looms and injuring workers. As an adult, Mattie invented the machine that makes the square-bottom paper bags we still use today. However, in court, a man claimed the invention was his, stating that she "could not possibly understand the mechanical complexities." Marvelous Mattie proved him wrong, and over the course of her life earned the title of "the Lady Edison." With charming pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, this introduction to one of the most prolific female inventors will leave readers inspired. Marvelous Mattie is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Sweet Dreams, Sarah

Sweet Dreams, Sarah
Author: Vivian Kirkfield
Publisher:
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1939547318

Describes the life of Sarah Goode, who was born a slave and grew up to invent a space-saving foldable bed and became the first African American woman to obtain a patent in the United States.

Edison

Edison
Author: Edmund Morris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 801
Release: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 081299311X

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Morris comes a revelatory new biography ofThomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.