Technology: Feats and Failures - Softcover

Paris, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1433348691 ISBN 13: 9781433348693

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials, 2012

Synopsis

With every new feat, there is at least one big failure. Learn about some of the biggest technological feats and failures in human history in this fascinating nonfiction title that allows readers to discover some of the technological innovations that have made life easier. Featuring detailed images, charts, and graphs, informational text, and intriguing facts, children will be engaged and captivated from cover to cover!

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About the Author

Stephanie Herweck Paris has been in education for over 15 years. She has indulged her passion for education by spending time as an elementary classroom teacher, an elementary school computer and technology specialist, an educational activist, and an author of numerous resources for Shell Education and Teacher Created Materials.

Reviews

Books in this subset of the Time for Kids series feature plenty of historical high points and, for good measure, some low points, too. According to a note, the content is based on “writing from TIME for Kids magazine.” While the use of many short sentences helps to make the books accessible, the text is brief and often superficial, as the series’ small format and many illustrations leave little space for discussion. However, many good color photos do appear throughout the books. The brief articles in Technology highlight inventions such as penicillin, electric lights, the camera, and the wheel. Apart from a shout-out to early programmer Ada Byron, the perfunctory section on computer history mentions only three individuals: Babbage, Wozniak, and Jobs. A colorful paperback series with some appeal to browsers. Grades 4-6. --Carolyn Phelan

Edition details

• Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433348691
• ISBN 13: 9781433348693
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 48