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Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors
ISBN: 9780374409289 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inspiring young inventors, from ages 5 to 19 Of the thousands of inventions filed each year since 1790 with the United States Patent Office, some have come from enterprising kids, and not just those who have grown up to be famous adult inventors. Here are the stories of twenty ingenious young Americans. Among them are Chester Greenwood, creator of ear muffs; Ralph Samuelson, originator of water-skiing; Vanessa Hess and her colored car wax; and Jerrald Spencer, whose electronic gizmo has made a line of toys so popular that over five million of them have been sold Inspiring young inventors, from ages 5 to 19 Of the thousands of inventions filed each year since 1790 with the United States P... |
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55,27 zł |
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The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations
ISBN: 9781554510870 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today s Arctic communities have all the comforts of modern living. Yet the Inuit survived in this harsh landscape for hundreds of years with nothing but the land and their own ingenuity. Join authors Alootook Ipellie and David MacDonald as they explore the amazing innovations of traditional Inuit and how their ideas continue to echo around the world. Some inventions are still familiar to us: the one-person watercraft known as a kayak still retains its Inuit name. Other innovations have been replaced by modern technology: slitted snow goggles protected Inuit eyes long before sunglasses arrived...
Today s Arctic communities have all the comforts of modern living. Yet the Inuit survived in this harsh landscape for hundreds of years with nothing b...
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45,86 zł |
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pumpus Tiene Una Brillante Idea!: Spanish Edition of Pumpus Has a Glowing Idea!
ISBN: 9780997480900 / Hiszpański / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Pumpus la calabaza le encanta aprender sobre las ciencias y los inventos. En esta aventura, El y sus amigos estAn entusiasmados con ir de campamento en Halloween; pero cuando se dan cuenta que olvidaron algo, Pumpus tiene que usar su libro de ideas e invenciones para solucionar su problema, usando el concepto de fricciOn. This is the first story in a series of books by Dr. Praba Soundararajan, the founder of BOON-dah. BOON-dah's mission is to grow and nurture our children's creativity and curiosity through the integration of imagination with science, and to... A Pumpus la calabaza le encanta aprender sobre las ciencias y los inventos. En esta aventura, El y sus amigos estAn entusiasmados con ir de campame... |
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91,90 zł |
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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
ISBN: 9780763645649 / Angielski / Twarda / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African-Americans.
While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sa...
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82,93 zł |
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The Cutting Edge: Breakthroughs in Technology (Challenging Plus)
ISBN: 9781433349478 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,10 zł |
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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
ISBN: 9780763664428 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineup
of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Did you know that James West invented the microphone in your cell phone? That Fred Jones invented the refrigerated truck that makes supermarkets possible? Or that Dr. Percy Julian synthesized cortisone from soy, easing untold people's pain? These are just some of the black inventors and innovators scoring big points in this dynamic look at several unsung heroes who shared a desire to improve people's lives.... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineup
of little-known African-American inventors in th... |
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36,83 zł |
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The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans
ISBN: 9780544099999 / Angielski / Twarda / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Journey to the wave-battered coast of the Pacific Northwest to meet some of the engineers and scientists working to harness the punishing force of our oceans, one of the nature's powerful and renewable energy sources. With an array of amazing devices that cling to the bottom of the sea floor and surf on the crests of waves, these explorers are using a combination of science, imagination, and innovation to try to capture wave energy in the hopes of someday powering our lives in a cleaner, more sustainable way.
Journey to the wave-battered coast of the Pacific Northwest to meet some of the engineers and scientists working to harness the punishing force of our...
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87,54 zł |
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Genius!: The Most Astonishing Inventions of all Time
ISBN: 9780500650431 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Genius tells the stories behind the amazing inventions that helped shape our modern world. Young readers are introduced to the technologies developed by thinkers and inventors such as Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, Gutenberg, James Watt, the Wright brothers, and Tim Berners-Lee, and the creativity and determination behind their discoveries. The book is divided into five key thematic sections: Pioneers, Communication, Technology, Transport, and Into Space. Read about how the innovators who brought us today's world of communications, the Internet, fast travel, space exploration, and...
Genius tells the stories behind the amazing inventions that helped shape our modern world. Young readers are introduced to the technologies ...
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72,52 zł |
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125 Cool Inventions: Supersmart Machines and Wacky Gadgets You Never Knew You Wanted!
ISBN: 9781426318856 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The future is now Super smart toilets, sweet dream machines, bread buttering toasters, and flying hotels -- this fun and informative book gives curious kids the inside scoop on 125 amazing real inventions. It's sure to get gadget gurus, techies, and computer geeks thinking about the world of infinite possibilities. If there was an invention that could knock your socks off, you'd find it here
The future is now Super smart toilets, sweet dream machines, bread buttering toasters, and flying hotels -- this fun and informative book gives curio...
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44,75 zł |
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La Aventura de Ser Inventor: Gutenberg, Bell, Marconi y Gonzalez Camarena
ISBN: 9781502498137 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Este libro te adentra en las andanzas de cuatro hombres que, queriendo transformar el mundo en el que vivian, crearon aparatos, dispositivos, utensilios, que permitieran la difusion del conocimiento, la posibilidad de enviar mensajes o comunicarse a puntos geograficos muy lejanos y de percibir las imagenes que transmite la television a color. Si tu curiosidad es suficiente y tus ingenio creador es mas, unete a la aventura de descubrir como es que se llega a ser inventor"
Este libro te adentra en las andanzas de cuatro hombres que, queriendo transformar el mundo en el que vivian, crearon aparatos, dispositivos, utensili...
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43,51 zł |
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I Can Invent Things
ISBN: 9780615999623 / Angielski / Miękka / 20 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I Can Invent Things" is a book aimed at helping girls fall in love with inventing and technology. The book teaches the essence of using inventions to change lives. Samantha an inquisitive 8 year old girl spends time after school designing apps, building new inventions, and saving the world.
"I Can Invent Things" is a book aimed at helping girls fall in love with inventing and technology. The book teaches the essence of using inventions to...
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46,05 zł |
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Pumpus Has a Glowing Idea!
ISBN: 9780692526491 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pumpus the Pumpkin loves learning about science and inventions. In this adventure, he and his friends are excited to go camping on Halloween; but when they realize they forgot something, Pumpus must use his book of ideas and inventions to solve their problem using the concept of friction. This is the first story in a series of books by Dr. Praba Soundararajan, the founder of BOON-dah. BOON-dah's mission is to grow and nurture our children's creativity and curiosity through the integration of imagination with science, and to inspire them to become the next... Pumpus the Pumpkin loves learning about science and inventions. In this adventure, he and his friends are excited to go camping on Halloween; but w... |
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91,90 zł |
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Twisted True Tales from Science: Insane Inventors
ISBN: 9781618215703 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nikola Tesla was crazy smart. He invented the idea for cell phones in 1893, discovered alternating current, and invented a death ray gun. Of course, he also talked to pigeons, ate only boiled food, and was scared of women who wore jewelry. He was an insane inventor. So was Henry Cavendish, who discovered hydrogen, calculated the density of the Earth, and was so scared of people that he had to write notes to communicate. Sir Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity, believed in magic, and thought he could make a potion to create gold. These stories may sound twisted, but they're all true...
Nikola Tesla was crazy smart. He invented the idea for cell phones in 1893, discovered alternating current, and invented a death ray gun. Of course, h...
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53,51 zł |
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The Toilet
ISBN: 9781770857506 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Romans had public toilets that removed human waste to the river but 1,000 years later people went back to throwing their waste into the street The Queen of England was desperate to get rid of the smell. Her godson installed a large container of water on the castle roof with a pipe down to the toilet. The water rushed down and washed away the waste into a pit that drained into the river. Paris became a big city and soon its river was very polluted. Baron Haussmann created a modern sewage system with pipes to almost every house and tunnels under the streets that took the dirty water to... The Romans had public toilets that removed human waste to the river but 1,000 years later people went back to throwing their waste into the street... |
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44,82 zł |
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Pizza
ISBN: 9781770857490 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Everyone knows that pizza came from Italy but they may not know that tomatoes came from the Americas. The Europeans thought tomatoes were poisonous until a brave Neapolitan chef named Raffaele smeared some cooked tomatoes on a thick pancake and baked it in a very hot wood oven. When a taste test didn't kill him, others tried it and word spread quickly about the delicious pizza. Queen Margherita tried the pizza and loved it. Chef Raffaele was so proud that he named his tomato, mozzarella, and basil pizza after the queen, and it is called that still today. Little Inventions by... Everyone knows that pizza came from Italy but they may not know that tomatoes came from the Americas. The Europeans thought tomatoes were poisonou... |
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44,82 zł |
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The Pen
ISBN: 9781770857483 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The pen began as a sharpened reed used by Ancient Egyptians, but the reed point dulled quickly. It was replaced by a feather quill, then a steel-nibbed quill, a fountain pen, and finally the disposable Bic pen that was manufactured in the billions. Meanwhile, the Japanese and Chinese were using soft brushes and ink because regular pens were not useful for character writing. Only when the felt pen was invented did they switch. From those came the colored markers children use today. Little Inventions by Raphael Fejto is a series of kid-sized books about objects that children... The pen began as a sharpened reed used by Ancient Egyptians, but the reed point dulled quickly. It was replaced by a feather quill, then a steel-n... |
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44,82 zł |
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Glasses
ISBN: 9781770857476 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Romans made the first important discovery about vision. They found that you could see better by looking through a bowl of water, which made what you were looking at bigger. An English monk used glass to make a shaped magnifying device. Over time, these glass lenses got better, but the biggest problem was how to keep them on your head. Designs went from balancing the glasses on your nose to tying them with a ribbon, holding them with a handle, and then finally using wire arms that hook behind the ears. Little Inventions by Raphael Fejto is a series of kid-sized books about... The Romans made the first important discovery about vision. They found that you could see better by looking through a bowl of water, which made wh... |
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44,82 zł |
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French Fries
ISBN: 9781770857469 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1828, a young French cook learned how to make the chef's specialty, round sliced potatoes fried in grease until crispy. He thought they were so good, he decided to sell them on the street. They were a hit After making a lot of money, he left for his home in Germany. He went through Belgium on the way, where he set up his wagon to sell his potatoes. They were a hit So busy was he that he needed to find a way to work more quickly. He installed a metal grate in a table and used it to cut many potatoes at one time. Everyone loved the new shape that you could eat with your fingers.... In 1828, a young French cook learned how to make the chef's specialty, round sliced potatoes fried in grease until crispy. He thought they were so... |
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44,82 zł |
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The Fork
ISBN: 9781770857452 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Greeks and Romans were the first to use a fork, but it was shaped like a claw and used in the kitchen for cooking, not for eating, which was done with their fingers. Later on, the Italians changed the claw to a spear-like fork with two prongs to pick up food, but they still used their fingers to eat. Over time the fork found its way to the tables of King Henri III and King Louis XIV, mostly as an ornament. By the end of the 17th century the fork looked like it does today and it was being used to eat. Now centuries later we have all kinds of forks for fish, cheese, salad, dessert.... The Greeks and Romans were the first to use a fork, but it was shaped like a claw and used in the kitchen for cooking, not for eating, which was d... |
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44,82 zł |
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The Invention of the Cotton Gin
ISBN: 9781503816428 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the invention of the cotton gin. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the invention of the cotton gin. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, criti...
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198,69 zł |