St. George and Small, the Caldecott Medal-winning team who created So
You Want to Be President?, are back with another spirited and witty
look at history-this time focusing on the inventors and inventions who
have given us lightbulbs, automobiles, and all the other things that
keep the world humming.
So You Want to Be an Inventor? features some of the world's best-known
inventors-Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Eli Whitney-as well as
lesser-known geniuses like Georges de Mestral (inventor of Velcro),
Wilhelm Roentgen (inventor of X rays), and Hedy Lamarr (inventor of a
system that became the basis for satellite communication-who knew?).
Whether you're a dreamer or a loner, a copycat or a daredevil, this book
might just inspire readers to invent something that could change the
world!