Book
From here to there : inventions that changed the way the world moves
Publication Information
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021]
Physical Description
93 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Audience
Grades 2-3 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Summary
"In a time when people believed flying was impossible, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier proved that the sky wasn’t the limit. When most thought horseback was the only way to race, Bertha and Karl Benz fired up their engines. From the invention of the bicycle and the passenger steam locomotive, to the first liquid-fuel propelled rocket and industrial robot, inventors across the world have redefined travel. Filled with informative sidebars and colorful illustrations, this collective biography tells the story of the experiments, failures, and successes of visionaries who changed the way the world moves." -- Amazon.com.
"Celebrating the invention of vehicles, this collective biography tells the inspiring stories of the visionaries who changed the way we move through air, water, and land. Perfect for fans of Mistakes that Worked and Girls Think of Everything"--
Contents
- Introduction
- Boys who dream of flying: Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier and manned balloon flight
- With his own two feet: Karl Drais invents the bicycle
- All aboard: George Stephenson and the steam locomotive
- Black Forest or bust: Bertha and Karl Benz and the gasoline-powered automobile
- America gets moving: Eric Wickman and the Interstate Bus Company
- Moon man: Robert Goddard and the liquid-fuel-propelled rocket
- Herbert and Harry find a way: Herbert Everest and Harry Jennings and the folding wheelchair
- The birth of robotics: George Devol and the industrial robot
- Raye draws her own lines: Raye Montague and computer-generated ship design
- Build your dream.