Transportation inspired by nature [First facts. Inspired by nature]by Boone, Mary 

BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2020)

BTSB #: 134196 Available

Dewey: 388/NAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.3 LG RC: 3.3 K-2 Lexile: 580 F&P: N

Genres:

Subjects: Transportation engineering Biomimicry Inventions

Summary: How have kingfishers and orcas inspired new modes of transportation? Learn about some of the best new modes of transportation that have been inspired by the outside world.

Up and away! : how two brothers invented the hot-air balloon by Henry, Jason 

BTSB Prebound(Sterling Children's Books, 2018)

BTSB #: 439686 Available

Dewey: 629.13/CAges: 5-9   
Lexile: 940

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Subjects: Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel,|d1740-1810 Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne,|d1745-1799 Hot air balloons Flight Inventions Inventors

Summary: More than a century before the Wright Brothers, Frenchmen Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier sent a flying machine into the skies-a hot-air balloon with three animals in a basket.

Velcro [Accidental science discoveries]by Abdo, Kenny 

BTSB Prebound(Fly!, 2024)

BTSB #: 040270 Available

Dewey: 600/NAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 920

Genres:

Subjects: Fasteners Industrial design Serendipity in science Inventions Discoveries in science

Summary: Focuses on the accidental discovery of velcro and details its origins, evolution throughout the years, and impact it has had on the world.

What is LEGO? by O'Connor, Jim 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2020)

BTSB #: 685787 Available

Dewey: 338.7/NAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 900 F&P: T

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Subjects: Kirk Christiansen, Ole,|d1891-1958 Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred,|d1920-1995 LEGO koncernen (Denmark) - History LEGO toys - History Inventors Inventions Inventors Inventions

Summary: The LEGO toy company was founded in 1934 by a Danish carpenter who loved making wooden pull toys. From its humble beginnings, the company has lived up to its name--which comes from the Danish phrase meaning to always "play well"--encouraging children to use their imagination and build whatever they can dream up. This book explores how small plastic bricks that snap together became a cultural phenomenon.

What is LEGO? [What Was?]by O'Connor, Jim 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2020)

BTSB #: 685788 Available

Dewey: 338.7/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.7 MG Lexile: 900 F&P: T

Genres:

Subjects: Kirk Christiansen, Ole,|d1891-1958 Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred,|d1920-1995 LEGO koncernen (Denmark) - History LEGO toys - History Inventors Inventions Inventors Inventions

Summary: The LEGO toy company was founded in 1934 by a Danish carpenter who loved making wooden pull toys. From its humble beginnings, the company has lived up to its name--which comes from the Danish phrase meaning to always "play well"--encouraging children to use their imagination and build whatever they can dream up. This book explores how small plastic bricks that snap together became a cultural phenomenon.

Who was Levi Strauss? [Who Was?]by Labrecque, Ellen 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2021)

BTSB #: 536442 Available

Dewey: 338/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 6 MG Lexile: 930 F&P: T

Genres:

Subjects: Strauss, Levi,|d1829-1902 Inventors - Biography Inventions Jeans (Clothing) Immigrants Jews

Summary: Follows the remarkable journey of American businessman Levi Strauss, and takes a look at how one man and a pair of pants changed fashion and the world forever.

Who was Levi Strauss? [Who Was?]by Labrecque, Ellen 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2021)

BTSB #: 536451 Available

Dewey: 338/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 6 MG Lexile: 930 F&P: T

Genres:

Subjects: Strauss, Levi,|d1829-1902 Inventors - Biography Inventions Jeans (Clothing) Immigrants Jews

Summary: Follows the remarkable journey of American businessman Levi Strauss, and takes a look at how one man and a pair of pants changed fashion and the world forever.

Wild inventions : ideas inspired by animals [Sandra Markle's science discoveries]by Markle, Sandra 

BTSB Prebound(Millbrook Press, 2024)

BTSB #: 603858 Available

Dewey: 600/NAges: 9-12   


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Subjects: Inventions Biomimicry Animals - Miscellanea Adaptation (Biology) - Miscellanea

Summary: The author presents twelve animal adaptations and the amazing inventions they've inspired.