The Picture History of Great Inventors - Softcover

Clements, Gillian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679847871 ISBN 13: 9780679847878

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1994

Synopsis

Illus. in full color. This visual catalog of the technical achievements that have shaped our lives is illustrated with hundreds of colorful, informative cartoon-style drawings. From the unknown inventor of the wheel to scientists at work on tomorrow's space stations, nearly 50 major inventors are featured, each set in a border brimming with pictorial details of other events and inventions of the time, giving readers a glimpse of that era.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"An approachable, enjoyable title."--School Library Journal.

About the Author:

Gillian Clements was born in Sussex and grew up mainly on a farm. After studying Geography at Newcastle University, she took a degree course in Illustration under Raymond Briggs at Brighton Polytechnic. Since graduating she has written and illustrated manypopular books for Macmillan, Franklin Watts, A&C Black and Scholastic as well as Frances Lincoln. She now lives in Hereford. Her books for Frances Lincoln are A Picture History of Great Buildings, A Picture History of Great Explorers and A Picture History of Great Inventors.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0679847871
• ISBN 13: 9780679847878
• Binding: Paperback