Download or read book The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle written by Anne Renaud and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively tale of a cool invention. Frank William Epperson is a curious boy who loves inventing. And since inventing begins with experimenting, he spends a lot of time in his “laboratory” (i.e., his back porch) trying out his ideas. When he invents a yummy flavored soda water drink, his friends love it! And this gets him thinking: “I wonder what this drink would taste like frozen?” Though he doesn’t yet know it, Frank’s curiosity will lead to his best invention ever: the Popsicle! This delicious story includes hands-on experiments and is sure to whet the appetites of budding inventors everywhere!
Download or read book The Kid who Invented the Popsicle written by Don L. Wulffson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief factual stories about how various familiar things were invented, many by accident, from animal crackers to the zipper. An alphabetically arranged presentation of the stories behind such inventions as animal crackers and zippers. "This collection includes 114 inventions and the amusing, sometimes amazing stories behind them. Arranged alphabetically from 'animal crackers' to 'zipper, ' the inventions range from ancient times (dice have been around for 40,000 years) to recent discoveries such as bar code scanners and Gatorade."
Download or read book Fun Food Inventions written by Nadia Higgins and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know what happened when a kid forgot his glass of soda with a stir stick in it outside on a freezing cold night? Popsicles were invented! And did you know ancient people loved to chew on gum, just like we do? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the guy who thought white-flour snacks were evil so he invented graham crackers to the evolution of ketchup, you'll be amazed how we got the food inventions we enjoy today.
Download or read book Our Little Inventor written by Sher Rill Ng and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It's done!' said Nell. 'My invention is finished! I must show it to the people in the Big City as soon as I can.' Far from Nell's home in the countryside, the Big City is growing more polluted every day - and Nell has a brilliant mind and an ingenious invention. She sets off on the long journey, only to find that the problem is far worse than she'd imagined. But Nell is determined to succeed. A beautifully illustrated picture book about a small girl with a big dream to make the world a better.
Download or read book The Old Man and the Penguin written by Julie Abery and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heartwarming true tale of the friendship between and a man and the penguin he saved. João finds a penguin, soaked in oil, on the shore. Barely moving on the sand, too tired to swim, too weak to stand … João must save this little guy. Without his help, he’ll surely die. João takes the penguin home. He cleans him, feeds him and nurses him back to health — and the pair develop an unlikely bond. When the penguin is fully recovered, João knows it’s time to return him to the wild where he belongs. But the penguin has other ideas … When the heart is open, friendship can happen anywhere.
Download or read book Oh the Things They Invented written by Bonnie Worth and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first printing press to the World Wide Web—the Cat looks at inventors and inventions that have changed our lives! The Cat in the Hat goes back in time to meet with the masterminds of more than a dozen inventions that made a major impact on our lives today—from famous figures like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and the Wright brothers to lesser-known ones like Garrett Morgan, Mary Anderson, and Tim Berners-Lee. Children will learn basic information about each invention, as well as fascinating facts like how Guttenberg’s famous printing machine was made from an old wine press, how a steaming teakettle may have inspired the creation of the steam engine, and how table salt changed the history of photography. Ideal for supporting the Common Core State Standards, and a natural for fans of the hit PBS Kids show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, this is a great way to introduce beginning readers to science!
Download or read book Sweet Dreams Sarah written by Vivian Kirkfield and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea written by Elizabeth Suneby and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy, a science project and an answer to a critical problem. During monsoon season in Bangladesh, Iqbal’s mother must cook the family’s meals indoors, over an open fire, even though the smoke makes her and the family sick. So when Iqbal hears that his school’s science fair has the theme of sustainability, he comes up with the perfect idea for his entry: he’ll design a stove that doesn’t produce smoke! Has Iqbal found a way to win first prize in the science fair while providing cleaner air and better health for his family at the same time? Sometimes it takes a kid to imagine a better idea — make that an ingenious one!
Download or read book I Was a Teenage Popsicle written by Bev Katz Rosenbaum and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floe Ryan was frozen - or 'vitrified' - at sixteen. She and her parents had a rare disease, so it was their only choice until a cure was found. Now she's been thawed and it's ten years in the future - but she's still a teenager. And her parents are still chilling out... So now her little sister is her older sister, and she's making Floe suffer for every snotty thing she ever did. It's hard getting used to... not to mention a new school, new technology, and a zillion other new things that happened while she was napping in the freezer. Luckily, she has Taz, the hottie skater boy who was a popsicle too, so they get to reintegrate together. But now they're trying to close the Venice Beach Cryonics Center - with Floe's parents still in it! It's up to her to save the clinic and her parents - so she can finally have a somewhat normal life.
Download or read book Building a Lava Lamp written by Brooke Rowe and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each book in the My Science Fun series includes a simple experiment for the earliest readers. This book features step-by-step instructions on building a lava lamp while encouraging further exploration on the topic. Simple sentence structure and word usage help children develop word recognition and reading skills.
Download or read book Up and Away written by Jason Henry and published by Union Square Kids. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a century before the Wright Brothers invented their plane, brothers Joseph and ƒtienne Montgolfier sent a flying machine into the skies--a hot-air balloon with three animals in the basket. This picture book chronicles that first, magical journey! Full color.
Download or read book The Purple Frog written by Angela Jeffreys and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hubert, a young purple frog who gets teased by his classmates and siblings because he is different, starts to get green spots, he tries to cover them up because he knows the teasing will only get worse. But with the help of his loving mother, Hubert discovers that being different can actually be a good thing.
Download or read book Healthy Eating Choices written by Megan Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the MyPlate guidelines and discusses how to read food labels.
Download or read book The Wildest Book Week Ever written by Heath McKenzie and published by Scholastic Press. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ITS BOOK WEEK! The time to dress up as your favourite character. Who goes too far? Who doesnt go far enough? And WHO will win first prize?! Find out in the wildest book week EVER!
Download or read book Brainstorm written by Tom Tucker and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1998-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. The stories of 20 ingenious young Americans who have filed patents with the U.S. Patent Office include Chester Greenwood, who invented ear muffs, and Vanessa Hess, who created colored car wax.
Download or read book Soldier X written by Don L. Wulffson and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1943, 16-year-old Erik experiences the horrors of war when he is drafted into the German army and sent to fight on the Russian front.
Download or read book The Boy Who Invented TV written by Kathleen Krull and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An inspiring true story of a boy genius. "Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to make pictures fly through the air. This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his brainstorm in the potato field a reality by transmitting the world s first television image. This fascinating picture-book biography of Philo Farnsworth covers his early interest in machines and electricity, leading up to how he put it all together in one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. The author s afterword discusses the lawsuit Farnsworth waged and won against RCA when his high school science teacher testified that Philo s invention of television was years before RCA s."
