Benjamin Franklin : a nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #32, To the future, Ben Franklin! [Magic tree house fact tracker]by Osborne, Mary Pope 

BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2019)

BTSB #: 693556 Available

Dewey: 973.3092/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 5.5 LG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 840

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Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin,|d1706-1790 Statesmen - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Scientists - United States - Biography Printers - United States - Biography

Summary: Join Jack and Annie as they track the facts about Benjamin Franklin's life when they return from their adventure in To The Future, Ben Franklin!

Boy who thought outside the box : the story of video game inventor Ralph Baer [People Who Shaped Our World]by Wessels, Marcie 

BTSB Prebound(Sterling Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 445588 Available

Dewey: 794.8092/BAges: 5-9   
Lexile: 740

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Subjects: Baer, Ralph H Video games - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Video games industry - United States - History

Summary: A picture book biography of Ralph Baer, nicknamed "The Father of Videogames," which shows how a great inventor found a way to transform the early television set into a vehicle for gaming.

Elon Musk [STEM Superstars]by Amin, Anita Nahta 

BTSB Prebound(Norwood House Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 057140 Available

Dewey: 338.092/BAges: 6-8   
Lexile: 480 F&P: M

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Subjects: Musk, Elon Businesspeople - United States - Biography Businesspeople - South Africa - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography

Summary: Describes the life and work of Elon Musk, an inventor and entrepreneur whose companies build rockets and electric cars.

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.

Great inventors & their inventions

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2009)

BTSB #: P00586 Available

Dewey: 609.2/CAges: 8-11   


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Subjects: Jobs, Steven,|d1955-2011 Wozniak, Steve,|d1950- Edison, Thomas A.|q(Thomas Alva),|d1847-1931 Morse, Samuel Finley Breese,|d1791-1872 Whitney, Eli,|d1765-1825 Edison, Thomas A.|q(Thomas Alva),|d1847-1931 Morse, Samuel Finley Breese,|d1791-1872 Whitney, Eli,|d1765-1825 Inventors - United States - Biography

Summary: Includes Eli Whitney and his cotton gin, Samuel Morse and the telegraph, Thomas Edison and the light bulb, and Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak and the personal computer.

Guitar genius : how Les Paul engineered the solid-body electric guitar and rocked the world by Tomsic, Kim 

BTSB Prebound(Chronicle Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 884790 Available

Dewey: 787.8709/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.3 LG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 720 F&P: S

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Subjects: Paul, Les Guitarists - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography

Summary: A picture book biography of Les Paul, considered to be the father of the solid-body electric guitar.

Jerome Lemelson : the man behind industrial robots [Little Inventor, Smithsonian little explorer]by Raatma, Lucia 

BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2020)

BTSB #: 736831 Available

Dewey: 621.3092/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 710 F&P: Q

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Subjects: Lemelson, Jerome,|d1923-1997 Electrical engineers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography

Summary: Gives facts about Jerome Lemelson, his life, and how his inventions changed the world.

Philo T. Farnsworth [Biographies (Pebble (Firm)), Pebble explore]by Labrecque, Ellen 

BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2022)

BTSB #: 536440 Available

Dewey: 621.388/BAges: 6-9   
Lexile: 570

Genres:

Subjects: Farnsworth, Philo Taylor,|d1906-1971 Electrical engineers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Television - History

Summary: Describes the life of inventor of the television, Philo T. Farnsworth, including his early life, challenges, and major accomplishments.

Samuel Morse, that's who! by Maurer, Tracy 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2019)

BTSB #: 614336 Available

Dewey: 621.383/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 4.1 LG RC: 3.3 K-2 Lexile: 700 AD

Genres:

Subjects: Morse, Samuel Finley Breese,|d1791-1872 Telegraph - History Morse code Inventors - United States - Biography Artists - United States - Biography

Summary: A picture book biography of Samuel Morse that highlights how he revolutionized modern technology.

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.

Steve Jobs [Little People, Big Dreams]by Sanchez Vegara, Ma Isabel 

BTSB Prebound(Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 775681 Available

Dewey: 338/BAges: 4-7   


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Subjects: Jobs, Steve,|d1955-2011 Apple Computer, Inc Computer engineers - United States - Biography Businessmen - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography

Summary: Steve Jobs and his friend Stephen Wozniak channeled their love of computers into their own inventions, building a successful company from Steve's garage.

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.

Who was Nikola Tesla? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Gigliotti, Jim 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2018)

BTSB #: 378507 Available

Dewey: 621.3092/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.9 MG RC: 6.2 3-5 Lexile: 900 F&P: X

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Subjects: Tesla, Nikola,|d1856-1943 Electrical engineers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Serbian Americans - Biography Electrical engineering - History

Summary: Covers the life of the engineer, including his many inventions and his pioneering work with electricity.

Who was Steve Jobs? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Pollack, Pam 

BTSB Prebound(Grosset & Dunlap, 2012)

BTSB #: 724680 Available

Dewey: 338.7/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG RC: 3.8 3-5 Lexile: 660 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Jobs, Steve,|d1955-2011 Apple Computer, Inc Businessmen - United States - Biography Computer engineers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography

Summary: Examines the life and accomplishments of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc.