inventors

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The Wright brothers

2008
A graphic novel exploration of the lives, inventions, and accomplishments of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Ohio brothers who invented the airplane.

Benjamin Franklin

2008
A brief biography of American patriot, statesman, and inventor, Benjamin Franklin, written in graphic novel format that describes his childhood, numerous achievements, and involvement in the war for American independence.

Benjamin Franklin

2005
Biography of the multi-talented scientist, inventor, writer, and printer who played an influential role in America's early history.

Alexander Graham Bell

1991
An animated dramatization of Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone and his groundbreaking work with the deaf.

It's candy time!

2004
When the residents of Retroville become addicted to the candy that Jimmy invents, he attempts to solve the problem.

Disney's Flubber

a novel
1997
Professor Phillip Brainard invents Flubber, a miraculous goo that enables objects to fly through the air, but misses his own wedding.

Inventors

making things better
1998
Introduces ten inventors whose ideas solved problems and made the world better, including Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar; Elisha Otis, who developed a safe elevator; and Vladimir Zworykin, whose ideas made television possible.

The adventures of Jimmy Neutron boy genius

tinkering with destiny
2003
Jimmy Neutron finds himself in a variety of sticky situations in the course of his ongoing rivalry with brainy Cindy Vortex.

Tom Edison's bright ideas

1992
A biography of the inventor, for beginning readers, focusing on his research with electricity and his invention of the incandescent electrical light.

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