From the first printing press to the World Wide Web--the Cat looks at
inventors and inventions that have changed our lives!
The Cat in the Hat goes back in time to meet with the masterminds of
more than a dozen inventions that made a major impact on our lives
today**--**from famous figures like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham
Bell, and the Wright brothers to lesser-known ones like Garrett Morgan,
Mary Anderson, and Tim Berners-Lee. Children will learn basic
information about each invention, as well as fascinating facts like how
Guttenberg's famous printing machine was made from an old wine press,
how a steaming teakettle may have inspired the creation of the steam
engine, and how table salt changed the history of photography. Ideal for
supporting the Common Core State Standards, and a natural for fans of
the hit PBS Kids show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, this
is a great way to introduce beginning readers to science!