Inventions

Martine Podesto

Gareth Stevens, 2008 - Science - 104 pages

- Exciting question-and-answer series to make key science concepts fun to learn
- Colorful, easy-to-read charts, sketches, and infographics
- Questions formulated from a kid's point of view
- Answers written from Professor Brainy in a personal tone
- Glossary, Index
- Sources of further information

Contents

• What was the first object ever invented?: 10
• Who invented perfume?: 17
• When was money invented?: 23
• Who invented soap?: 30
• How long have skis been around?: 38
• Who invented numbers?: 46
• people use before refrigerators?: 52
• Who first had the idea of building houses?: 58
• Who invented jewelry?: 63
• Why was the abacus invented?: 70
• people cure illnesses before: 76
• Who invented music?: 84
• When was ice cream invented?: 93

Bibliographic information

• Title: Inventions; My Science Notebook
• Author: Martine Podesto
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens, 2008
• ISBN: 0836892143, 9780836892147
• Length: 104 pages
• Subjects: Inventions; Inventions/ Juvenile literature; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Inventions; Science / Applied Sciences; Technology & Engineering / General; Technology & Engineering / Inventions