age ~71
from Goldthwaite, TX
Henry Ford's mark in history is almost unbelievable. In 1905, when there were fifty start-up companies a year trying to get into the auto business, his backers at the new Ford Motor Co. were insisiting that the best way to maximize profits was to build a car for the rich. But Ford was from modest, a...
Author
John Bankston
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
48
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
ISBN #
1584151730
EAN Code
9781584151739
ISBN #
1
Lois Lowry's first book, "A Summer to Die", was published in 1977, when Lowry was a newly divorced, 40-year-old single mother. Lowry went on to publish works such as "Anastasia Krupnik" and "All About Sam". Her thought-provoking books "The Giver" and "Number the Stars" both won Newbery Medals. "Lois...
Author
John Bankston
Binding
Library Binding
Pages
127
Publisher
Chelsea House Pub (L)
ISBN #
160413335X
EAN Code
9781604133356
ISBN #
10
Never one to worry about neatness, Scottish-born scientist Alexander Fleming often grew cultures in unwashed petri dishes. In the hot summer of 1928, Fleming left for a two-week vacation. He left his London laboratory a mess and didn't close his window. In his haste, he also forgot to clean up an ol...
Author
John Bankston
Binding
Library Binding
Pages
48
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
ISBN #
1584151064
EAN Code
9781584151067
ISBN #
9
Frederick Banting and the Discovery of Insulin is part of the series, Unlocking the Secrets of Science. This series profiles the achievers of the 20th century in the fields of science, medicine, and technology. Written especially for young adult readers, the series helps place each significant inven...
Author
John Bankston
Binding
Library Binding
Pages
56
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
ISBN #
1584150947
EAN Code
9781584150947
ISBN #
8
One of the best known microbiologists, Salk is celebrated mainly for his discovery of the polio vaccine. In the early twentieth century, polio became a menacing disease. It struck hundreds of thousands of children and young adults. The virus didn't just spread disease. It also spread fear. Since pol...
Author
John Bankston
Binding
Library Binding
Pages
48
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Pub Inc
ISBN #
1584150939
EAN Code
9781584150930
ISBN #
7
All Harry Potter knew was a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their hateful son, Dudley. His room was a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs. He hadn't had a birthday party in eleven years. All that changed in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Daniel Radcliffe,...
Author
John Bankston
Binding
Library Binding
Pages
32
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
ISBN #
1584152508
EAN Code
9781584152507
ISBN #
6
As a member of the first generation of African Americans who were born just after the end of slavery, Scott Joplin faced a world of unique challenges. His musical family scraped out a living by sharecropping and cleaning houses—but Scott was exceptionally gifted, and his mother made sure he got pian...
Author
John Bankston
Binding
Library Binding
Pages
48
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Pub Inc
ISBN #
1584152702
EAN Code
9781584152705
ISBN #
5
Karl Benz, among many men, had tried to invent a "horseless carriage." In 1885, he succeeded in building the first three-wheeled automobile. He didn't plan on starting his own automobile revolution. In fact, not many people bought his first car. But a century later the company he built is still in e...
Author
John Bankston
Binding
Library Binding
Pages
48
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
ISBN #
1584152443
EAN Code
9781584152446
ISBN #
3