Making It Go: The Life and Work of Robert Fulton

Making It Go: The Life and Work of Robert Fulton
ISBN-10
0743905784
ISBN-13
9780743905787
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
36
Language
English
Published
2007-08-03
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Author
Don Herweck

Description

Robert Fulton is best known for inventing the steamboat, but he accomplished much more than that! Readers will learn about all the incredible things that Fulton invented and accomplished in this fascinating biography. The colorful images, intriguing facts, and easy-to-read text will have readers delighted and engaged as they learn how Fulton invented and used steam engines, canals, inclined planes, and submarines. The engaging sidebars will introduce readers to scientists and engineers who have used some of the same ideas as Fulton in the modern world. An index and glossary will give children the tools they need to better understand the content and vocabulary, while an interesting hands-on lab activity will encourage them to explore physical science even further!

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