Inventors: Making Things Better

Inventors: Making Things Better
ISBN-10
0817272895
ISBN-13
9780817272890
Series
Inventors
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
25
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Pair-It Books: Early Fluency
Author
Andrew Clements

Description

This pairing of fiction and non-fiction literature features a story about a boy who invents a machine to get rid of peas on his plate. The companion book introduces some of the world's most creative thinkers who invented useful items.

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