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661612
Boardwalk babies by Moss, Marissa 

BTSB Prebound(Creston Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 661612 Available

Dewey: 618.9201/BAges: 6-8   
Lexile: 810

Subjects: Couney, Martin,|d1870-1950 Budin, P.|q(Pierre),|d1846-1907 Physicians - Biography Inventors - Biography Incubators (Pediatrics) Infants Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)


Summary: In the late 19th century, there wasn't much hope for premature babies until Dr. Couney developed the incubator. The device was so new and strange, hospitals rejected it. So Dr. Couney set up a sideshow at Coney Island, taking care of the tiniest newborns as part of a display to convince the public that incubators worked. Thousands of babies grew into healthy children as Boardwalk Babies, including Dr. Couney's own premature daughter. Many of those babies came back as adults to thank the doctor.


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663338
Flip! : how the frisbee took flight by Muirhead, Margaret 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2021)

BTSB #: 663338 Available

Dewey: 796.2/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.4 LG F&P: T

Subjects: Morrison, Walter Frederick Morrison, Lucie Flying discs (Game) Inventors - Biography Inventions


Summary: Fred Morrison is credited with inventing this classic toy, but for centuries folks have been flipping for flying discs. For more than twenty years, Fred and his wife, Lu, tried and failed to perfect a flying-disc concept. Eventually they created what we know today as the Frisbee.


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596881
Gizmos, gadgets, and guitars : the story of Leo Fender by Mahin, Michael 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2021)

BTSB #: 596881 Available

Dewey: 787.87/BAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 840

Subjects: Fender, Leo,|d1909-1991 Electric guitar makers - United States - Biography Inventors - Biography Technological innovations


Summary: A picture book biography of American inventor Leo Fender, best known for creating the world's most iconic electric guitar.


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532900
Leonardo da Vinci [DK Life Stories]by Krensky, Stephen 

BTSB Prebound(DK, 2020)

BTSB #: 532900 Available

Dewey: 709/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1060 F&P: W

Subjects: Leonardo, - da Vinci,|d1452-1519 Painters - Biography Inventors - Biography Engineers - Biography


Summary: The inspiring story of Leonardo da Vinci, the remarkable artist, inventor, and engineer of the Italian Renaissance.


893706
Lion Lights : my invention that made peace with lions by Turere, Richard 

BTSB Prebound(Tilbury House, 2022)

BTSB #: 893706 Available

Dewey: 333.95/AAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.7 LG

Subjects: Turere, Richard,|d2000- Herders - Biography Cattle Inventors - Biography Lions Kenya - Biography


Summary: This is Richard Turere's true story of growing up on a farm in Kenya. Richard's challenge was to protect his cows from the lions who prowled the night. Richard noticed that lions stayed away when he was outside with a flashlight. At age 12, using salvaged electrical components, he surrounded the stockade with blinking lights, and the lions stayed away! His Lion Lights are now used on three continents to protect farm animals from harmful predators.


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919416
Magic ramen : the story of Momofuku Ando by Wang, Andrea 

BTSB Prebound(Little Bee Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 919416 Available

Dewey: 641.82/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.3 LG Lexile: 590 AD F&P: P

Subjects: Ando, Momofuku,|d1910-2007 Ramen - Japan - History Inventors - Biography


Summary: Every day, Ando Momofuku would retire to his lab--a little shed in his backyard. For years, he'd dreamed about making a new kind of ramen noodle soup that was quick, convenient, and tasty to feed the hungry people he'd seen in line for a bowl on the black market following World War II. "Peace follows from a full stomach," he believed. Day after day, Ando experimented. Night after night, he failed. But Ando kept experimenting. With persistence, creativity, and a little inspiration, Ando succeeded. This is the true story behind one of the world's most popular foods.


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093682
Secret garden of George Washington Carver by Barretta, Gene 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2020)

BTSB #: 093682 Available

Dewey: 630/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.5 LG Lexile: 800

Subjects: Carver, George Washington,|d1864?-1943 Gardens African American agriculturists - Biography Agriculturists - Biography Inventors - Biography


Summary: The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret garden.


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093683
Secret garden of George Washington Carver by Barretta, Gene 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2020)

BTSB #: 093683 Available

Dewey: 630/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.5 LG Lexile: 800

Subjects: Carver, George Washington,|d1864?-1943 Gardens African American agriculturists - Biography Agriculturists - Biography Inventors - Biography


Summary: The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret garden that led him to become a celebrated botanist, scientist, and inventor.


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285836
Super sticky mistake by Donald, Alison 

BTSB Prebound(Maverick, 2020)

BTSB #: 285836 Available

Dewey: 668.3/BAges: 4-8   


Subjects: Coover, Harry Wesley, - Jr.,|d1917-2011 Glue Chemists - Biography Scientists - Biography Inventors - Biography Inventions


Summary: A fun story about the scientist, Harry Coover, who accidentally discovered super glue!


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536442
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

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.


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536451
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

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.


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