So You Want to be an Inventor?
What do the submarine, bifocal glasses, and frozen food have in common? Yes! The dreamers who thought them up all wanted to change the world. Learn more about them.
Nonfiction
Discovery Questions
After your child receives and reads this book, Discuss one or more of the following questions to help him/her make connections and build comprehension.
- This book talks about a lot of different inventions. What is one invention that you use every day? How would your life be different if that person had not invented that item? Write about it. Share your thoughts with a parent.
- This book talks about a lot of different inventors. Pick two. How are some of the ways they invented things similar? What are some of the ways that they invented their inventions different? What is more important, the ways they are the same, or their differences? Share your thoughts with a parent.
- Look around your home. Pick an invention that is not in this book. With a parent's help, research it and the inventor on the internet. Write a short story about the inventor and how they invented this invention. Don't forget to draw and color the pictures. Share your story with a parent.
- What is your favorite fairy tale? Rewrite it incorporating one of the inventions in this book into the fairy tale. Don't forget to draw and color the pictures. Read your new fairy tale to a parent or younger sibling.
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Book Details
Pages
32
Grade Level
4th Grade
Genre
Nonfiction
Bilingual?
No
Life Skills?
No
Culturally Diverse?
No
Student Favorite?
Yes
Part of a Series?
Yes
Book Code
#328
ISBN
9780142404607