Unit 14: Inventions
1890s: Thomas Edison invents the motion picture camera, 1891
Nonfiction
303.48 Joh How We Got To Now by Steven Johnson (High)
602 Spe An Illustrated Timeline of Inventions and Inventors by Kremena Spengler (Elem/Middle)
609 Fer Ideas That Changed the World by Julie Ferris (Middle)
609 Gil Inventions and Discoveries by People of Color by Kelvin K. Gilchrist (High)
609 Kam The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (High)
609.2 Bar Now & Ben by Gene Barretta (Elementary)
620 Jon Mistakes That Worked by Charlotte Jones (Elem/Middle)
621.3 Bar Timeless Thomas by Gene Barretta (Elem/Middle)
621.4 Kam The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Elementary)
621.4 Kam The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Middle)
629.8 Mar Robotics by Wil Mara (Middle)
688.7 Jac Exciting Entertainment Inventions by Ryan Jacobson (Elem/Middle)
791.06 Dav Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis (Elementary)
796.32 Coy Hoop Genius by John Coy (Elementary)
602 Spe An Illustrated Timeline of Inventions and Inventors by Kremena Spengler (Elem/Middle)
609 Fer Ideas That Changed the World by Julie Ferris (Middle)
609 Gil Inventions and Discoveries by People of Color by Kelvin K. Gilchrist (High)
609 Kam The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (High)
609.2 Bar Now & Ben by Gene Barretta (Elementary)
620 Jon Mistakes That Worked by Charlotte Jones (Elem/Middle)
621.3 Bar Timeless Thomas by Gene Barretta (Elem/Middle)
621.4 Kam The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Elementary)
621.4 Kam The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Middle)
629.8 Mar Robotics by Wil Mara (Middle)
688.7 Jac Exciting Entertainment Inventions by Ryan Jacobson (Elem/Middle)
791.06 Dav Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis (Elementary)
796.32 Coy Hoop Genius by John Coy (Elementary)
Biographies
B And And Breakthrough by Jack Andraka (High)
B Bel Bad Who Was Alexander Graham Bell? by Bonnie Bader (Elem/Middle)
B Bir Kur Frozen in Time by Mark Kurlansky (Middle/High)
B Bra Fri Who Was Louis Braille? by Margaret Frith (Elem/Middle)
B daV Edw Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? by Roberta Edwards (Elem/Middle)
B Edi Bar Thomas Edison by Kay Barnham (Elem/Middle)
B Edi Dol Thomas Alva Edison by Ellen M. Dolan (High)
B Edi Fri Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? by Margaret Frith (Elem/Middle)
B For Gre Henry Ford by Josh Gregory (Elem/Middle)
B Fra Fos Benjamin Franklin by Leila Merrell Foster (High)
B Fra Fra Who Was Benjamin Franklin? by Dennis B. Fradin (Elem/Middle)
B Fra Kru Benjamin Franklin by Kathleen Krull (Middle)
B Gre McC Earmuffs for Everyone! by Meghan McCarthy (Elementary)
B Her Buc Who Was Milton Hershey? by James Buckley (Elem/Middle)
B Job Lak Steve Jobs by Patricia Lakin (Elem/Middle)
B Job Pol Who Was Steve Jobs? by Pam Pollack (Elem/Middle)
B Leo Kru Leonardo da Vinci by Kathleen Krull (Middle)
B Mor Win How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz by Jonah Winter (Elem/Middle)
B Sar Swe Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (Elementary)
B Bel Bad Who Was Alexander Graham Bell? by Bonnie Bader (Elem/Middle)
B Bir Kur Frozen in Time by Mark Kurlansky (Middle/High)
B Bra Fri Who Was Louis Braille? by Margaret Frith (Elem/Middle)
B daV Edw Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? by Roberta Edwards (Elem/Middle)
B Edi Bar Thomas Edison by Kay Barnham (Elem/Middle)
B Edi Dol Thomas Alva Edison by Ellen M. Dolan (High)
B Edi Fri Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? by Margaret Frith (Elem/Middle)
B For Gre Henry Ford by Josh Gregory (Elem/Middle)
B Fra Fos Benjamin Franklin by Leila Merrell Foster (High)
B Fra Fra Who Was Benjamin Franklin? by Dennis B. Fradin (Elem/Middle)
B Fra Kru Benjamin Franklin by Kathleen Krull (Middle)
B Gre McC Earmuffs for Everyone! by Meghan McCarthy (Elementary)
B Her Buc Who Was Milton Hershey? by James Buckley (Elem/Middle)
B Job Lak Steve Jobs by Patricia Lakin (Elem/Middle)
B Job Pol Who Was Steve Jobs? by Pam Pollack (Elem/Middle)
B Leo Kru Leonardo da Vinci by Kathleen Krull (Middle)
B Mor Win How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz by Jonah Winter (Elem/Middle)
B Sar Swe Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (Elementary)
Fiction
F Abd What Color is My World by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Elem/Middle)
F Sas The Time Machine by Chris Sasaki (High)
F Sas The Time Machine by Chris Sasaki (High)
Easy
E Anh Leonardo and the Flying Boy by Laurence Anholt (Elementary)
E Car Walter the Baker by Eric Carle (Supplement)
E Fle Papa's Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming (Elementary)
E Lew Isabella Abnormella and the Very, Very Finicky Queen of Trouble by J. Patrick Lewis (Supplement)
E Pel Inventor McGregor by Kathleen Pelley (Elementary)
E Per Totally Tardy Marty by Erica S. Perl (Supplement)
E Car Walter the Baker by Eric Carle (Supplement)
E Fle Papa's Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming (Elementary)
E Lew Isabella Abnormella and the Very, Very Finicky Queen of Trouble by J. Patrick Lewis (Supplement)
E Pel Inventor McGregor by Kathleen Pelley (Elementary)
E Per Totally Tardy Marty by Erica S. Perl (Supplement)
Audio
CD B Her Ben Milton Hershey by Janet & George Benge (High)
CD B Kam Kam The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (High)
CD B Kam Kam The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (High)