What's The Big Idea?: Inventions That Changed Life On Earth Forever
Author: Helaine Becker
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: 24.95 AUD
: 9781897349618
: Maple Tree Press
: Maple Tree Press
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: 16 November 2009
: 279mm X 238mm X 8mm
: United States
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: Helaine Becker
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: Paperback / softback
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: Steve Attoe
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Description
This lively book by an award-winning author brings to life the history of human innovation for young readers. "What's the Big Idea?" focuses on those inventions that help fulfill people's six basic needs: food, sleep, security, shelter, companionship, and good health. Main spreads feature a specific invention such as the wheel and axle, paper, bicycles, or the Internet. Each one starts with a "What's the Big Idea?" box that explains the problem the inventors were trying to solve. It answers the pertinent questions: Why this invention and why now? "Fast Facts" and "Big Ideas" sidebars give young readers quick blasts of information reference-style. Twelve special spreads scattered throughout the book highlight either a famous inventor or a specific theme. The "Inventor Biography" spreads profile inventors such as da Vinci, Galileo, and Thomas Edison, and summarize their main inventions. Comic strips deliver an added snippet of information and a humorous punch. Helaine Becker's witty, inventive text and Steve Attoe's wonderfully whimsical art make this a book children can enjoy while they learn.