"Students interested in technology learn what it takes to become young entrepreneurs in the industry. Successful inventors of gadgets are spotlighted, and instructions are given to jumpstart ideas and business plans. Questions throughout the book challenge critical thinking"--Provided by publisher.
When his invention of a computer application makes twelve-year-old Benji Franklin rich and famous, the Society of Scientific Discovery calls on him for a solution to their problem--their cloned dinosaurs have escaped and they need to recapture them.
Twelve-year-old Benji Franklin's problem-solving skills are put to the test when he is asked to find a way to stop an asteroid that is headed right for Earth.
"With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla"--Provided by publisher.
Describes the history, design and construction, and components of inventions that changed the world, including the steam engine, automobile, tank, telephone, computer, and many others.
After being shrunk by a shrinking machine, Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot encounter drain flies, a cockroach, and worse as they make their way through Mrs. Scuttle's house toward safety.
A freethinker from a young age, eleven-year-old Benjamin Franklin created his first invention--swim fins--at a time when swimming was rare and considered unhealthy. Includes a time line of Benjamin Franklin's life.
The Killer Zucchini just heard that Mr. Farnsworth - the judge - loves zucchinis. Certainly this means he should be Mr. F.'s friend, right? Wrong! Soon the Killer Zucchini realizes that Mr. F. actually likes to eat zucchinis. A vendetta begins.
Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.
