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The Ask Big Book of Clever Inventions
Builders, inventors, engineers, dreamers-where would we be
without the clever people who came up with the amazing inventions we use
every day? Who first thought of making glasses or ice? Or decided traffic
lights might be a good idea? You'll meet them all in this engaging
collection of favorite stories of inventors and their inventions from the
pages of Ask magazine. Brimming with colorful characters, clever devices,
cartoons, and big ideas, all lavishly illustrated in full color, this
selection is sure to delight, tickle, and inspire the inquisitive child in
everyone. Suggested for children ages 7-10.
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Look Inside The Ask Big Book of Clever Inventions
- Thinking with Archimedes. Math, machines, and that incident with the
bathtub. [cartoon]
- Puzzle of the Pyramids. How were they built? And why?
- That's a Problem! Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa lean? [cartoon]
- Capturing a Castle. Creative solutions when the doorbell is broken.
- Making Ice. Ice is nice, but what is it really?
- Way Back to School. When it was first invented, school was a bit
different.
- Louis Braille. A boy without sight invents a new way to read.
- A Farsighted Look at Glasses. How spectacles got that way.
- Keeping Secrets Secret. Inventing spy codes for fun and profit.
- Super Spy Codes. For your most important secrets.
- Garrett Morgan, Inventor Hero. His clever inventions saved lives.
- Is There a Genius in Your Bathroom? You’d be surprised.
- A Bumpy Ride. A curious history of the bicycle.
- Are We There Yet? Paving the way for highways.
- Weird Tales from the Inventors' Hall of Fame. Five inventors and their
peculiar passions.
Get more exciting stories from ASK!
ASK is a magazine of science and the arts written especially
for young thinkers ages 7 to 10, the most curious kids on the planet. Recognized
with multiple awards for excellence in children's magazine publishing, ASK
explores the universe from microbes to supernovae, and introduces kids to the
ideas of great scientists, inventors, and artists of the past and present, while
constantly challenging them to think and discover for themselves. Filled with
lively, well-written articles, vivid graphics, activities, cartoons, and plenty
of humor, Ask is science kids demand to read.
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