Book
Always inventing : a photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell / by Tom L. Matthews.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781426322310 (library binding)
- ISBN: 1426322313 (library binding)
- ISBN: 9781426322174 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1426322178 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 63 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2015.
- Copyright: ©1999
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index. |
| Summary, etc.: | A biography, with photographs and quotes from Bell himself, which follows this well known inventor from his childhood in Scotland through his life-long efforts to come up with ideas that would improve people's lives. |
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Always Inventing : A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell
"Now in paperback--National Geographic Children's Books presents the award-winning photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell. This fascinating profile, named a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, uses direct quotes to give readers a vivid insight into the life of a prolific inventor, driven to succeed. With a foreword by Gilbert M. Grosvenor, Bell's great-grandson, Always Inventing features over 70 period photographs and drawings from Bell's notebooks. From his first invention at age 11--a tool to clean husks from wheat kernels--to his patent of the hydrofoil 64 years later, Bell was always inventing. Bell was also one of the original founders of the National Geographic Society. Awards include:"Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People--NCSS/CBCNew York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and SharingBest Book of the Year--School Library Journal
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