Fushhh! : el chorro de inventos super humedos de Lonnie Johnson by Barton, Chris 

BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Charlesbridge, 2019)

BTSB #: 095015 Available

Dewey: 609.2/BAges: 7-10   


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Subjects: Johnson, Lonnie,|d1949- African American inventors - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography African Americans - Alabama - Biography

Summary: The true story of how the Super Soaker was an unexpected invention. In Spanish.

Lewis Latimer : a brilliant inventor by Rodriguez, Janel 

BTSB Prebound(Children's Press, 2023)

BTSB #: 761777 Available

Dewey: 621.32/BAges: 8-10   
AR: 5.3 MG Lexile: 820

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Subjects: Latimer, Lewis Howard,|d1848-1928 African American inventors - Biography Light bulbs. - History

Summary: Lewis Latimer was an inventor, a leader, a teacher, and a creator. Among his many accomplishments, he contributed to the design of the light bulb, and brought the electric light to cities around the world. It is time to remember how Lewis Latimer's inventions and his contributions changed our society.

Lewis Latimer : a brilliant inventor [Bright minds (Children’s Press (New York, N.Y.))]by Rodriguez, Janel 

Paperback(Children's Press, 2023)

BTSB #: 761784 Available

Dewey: 621.32/BAges: 8-10   
AR: 5.3 MG Lexile: 820

Genres:

Subjects: Latimer, Lewis Howard,|d1848-1928 African American inventors - Biography Light bulbs. - History

Summary: Lewis Latimer was an inventor, a leader, a teacher, and a creator. Among his many accomplishments, he contributed to the design of the light bulb, and brought the electric light to cities around the world. It is time to remember how Lewis Latimer's inventions and his contributions changed our society.

Lewis Latimer : the man behind a better light bulb [Little Inventor, Smithsonian little explorer]by Dickmann, Nancy 

BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2020)

BTSB #: 278097 Available

Dewey: 621.32/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 4.1 LG Lexile: 670 F&P: Q

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Subjects: Latimer, Lewis Howard,|d1848-1928 African American inventors - Biography Light bulbs - History

Summary: Gives facts about Lewis Latimer, his life, and how his invention of the carbon filament led to more affordable and longer-lasting light bulbs.

Saving the day : Garrett Morgan's life-changing invention of the traffic signal by Parsons, Karyn 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2021)

BTSB #: 702384 Available

Dewey: 609.2/BAges: 4-8   
F&P: O

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Subjects: Morgan, Garrett A.,|d1877-1963 - Biography African American inventors - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Traffic signs and signals Children's poetry

Summary: The story of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor, who created the first automatic three-way traffic signal system.

Unstoppable Garrett Morgan : inventor, entrepreneur, hero by DiCicco, Joan 

BTSB Prebound(Lee & Low Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 277062 Available

Dewey: 609.2/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.7 LG Lexile: 980 F&P: S

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Subjects: Morgan, Garrett A.,|d1877-1963 African American inventors - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography

Summary: The biography of Garrett A. Morgan, an African American entrepreneur and prolific inventor, whose bravery saved lives at the Cleveland Waterworks Disaster in 1916.