Listen Up! by Monica Kulling
IT'S 1876 AND THE whole country is celebrating the 100th birthday of the United States. The biggest party is in Philadelphia at the World's Fair, where the latest and greatest inventions are on display for all to see. Alexander Graham Bell is headed to the fair to demonstrate his invention - a talking machine he calls the telephone. But will anyone come to see him at the world's most important science fair? And more importantly, will his machine work? This Step 3 reader celebrates the resilient, quirky spirit of inventors.MONICA KULLING is a poet who has written over forty children's books, including picture books, classic novel adaptations, and biographies. She has written about Harriet Tubman, Henry Ford, Houdini, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Amelia Earhart, among others, and is known for bringing biography to children who are just learning to read. Her award-winning Great Idea Series tells the stories of fascinating inventors and their incredible innovations. She's also the author of Merci Mister Dash!, a humorous children's book. David Parkins is an award-winning illustrator of more than fifty children's books. Visit his website at www.monicakulling.ca.
He became a freelance illustrator after studying wildlife illustration in Wales and general illustration at Lincoln College of Art. His work has featured in The Guardian, the Toronto Star, Bloomberg Business Week, Nature, The Economist, and The Beano, a British children's comic. He is the critically acclaimed illustrator of three more books in Monica Kulling's Great Idea Series: In the Bag!, in which he draws a regular editorial cartoon for the Globe and Mail.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375931154 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375931155 |
| Title | Listen Up! |
| Author | Monica Kulling |
| Series | Step Into Reading - Level 3 |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Year published | 2007-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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