

From Here to There: Inventions That Changed the Way the World Moves
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Illustrator: Gilbert Ford
Celebrating the invention of vehicles, this collective biography tells the inspiring stories of the visionaries who changed the way we move across air, water, and land. Perfect for fans of Mistakes that Worked and Girls Think of Everything.
In a time when people believed flying was impossible, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier proved that the sky wasn’t the limit. When most thought horseback was the only way to race, Bertha and Karl Benz fired up their engines. From the invention of the bicycle and the passenger steam locomotive, to the first liquid-fuel propelled rocket and industrial robot, inventors across the world have redefined travel. Filled with informative sidebars and colorful illustrations, this collective biography tells the story of the experiments, failures, and successes of visionaries who changed the way the world moves.
Selected time line. “Build Your Dream.” Source notes. Selected bibliography, with archival images. Index. Full-color watercolor and digital illustrations.
ISBN: 9781328560919
JLG Release: Feb 2021
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Book Details
ISBN
9781328560919
First Release
February 2021
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
920
Trim Size
10" x 7"
Page Count
96
Accelerated Reader
N/AScholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Transportation, Vehicles, Inventors and inventions, Science and technology, Manned balloon flight, Joseph Montgolfier (1740–1810), Étienne Montgolfier (1745–1799), Bicycles, Karl Drais (1785–1851), Steam locomotives, George Stephenson (1781–1848), Gasoline-powered automobiles, Bertha Benz (1849–1944 ), Karl Benz (1844–1929), Interstate Bus Company, Greyhound buses, Eric Wickman (1887– 1954), Liquid-fuel-propelled rockets, Robert Goddard (1882–1945), Folding wheelchairs, Herbert Everest, Harry Jennings, Industrial robots, George Devol (1912–2011), Computer-generated ship design, Raye Montague (1935–2018),