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Three Cheers For Inventors!
By Marcia Williams
A tribute to 101 groundbreaking discoveries from some of the world’s greatest – and not so great – inventors.
Dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci, this latest wonderful offering from Marcia Williams is full of her characteristic humour. Packed with cartoon-strip illustrations and short biographies, it looks at the discoveries of many famous – and not so famous – inventors from around the world, including Leonardo da Vinci, Antonio Meucci, Alexander Graham Bell, John Logie Baird, Thomas Edison, James Watt and many of their predecessors.
- An accessible, informative and fun introduction to these important historical figures – excellent for classroom study.
About the author
Marcia Williams spent much of her early life in Hong Kong, Nigeria and the Middle East. She worked as a nursery teacher before beginning a successful career as an author and illustrator. With her distinctive cartoon-strip style, she has now illustrated and retold many literary classics for children including "Greek Myths' and "Mr William Shakespeare's Plays".
ISBN:
9781406301717
Imprint:
Walker Books
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
August 1, 2006
Dimensions:
250 x 310mm, 40pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$16.95
New Zealand RRP:
$19.99
Stock Level:
Low Stock