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Alexander
Graham Bell: An Inventive Life
Author: Elizabeth MacLeod
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Product: Book (32 pages)
Ages: 8 to 12
Cost: $6.95 (CDN) |
“Mr Watson—Come here—I
want to see you.” With these now-famous words, Alexander Graham
Bell sent the first telephone message way back in 1876. Although we
have him to thank for making telephone calls possible, Alexander
Graham Bell: An Inventive Life teaches us that Bell did a lot
more than improve our methods of communication.
Learn how Bell’s system for collecting rainwater led to the first
bathroom shower in his neighbourhood, why he was made an honourary
member of a Mohawk tribe, and what some of his other inventions were.
Find out what he had to do with a plane that set a record for the
first public flight in North America and how he co-developed a boat
that set a world record for water speed. By the time you finish this
book, you’ll undoubtedly agree that Bell did, indeed, lead an
incredibly inventive—and interesting—life. |
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Reviewer:
Mark Stothers
Age: 9 |
I thought the book was well designed because
there was a good amount of text and pictures. I thought the topic
was very interesting because the telephone is such an important
part of daily life.
The part I liked the most in the book was
that Bell also invented flying machines. I especially liked the
parts when Bell is talking in speech bubbles. Another thing I liked
was the special sign language. The part I liked the least was when
I read about the hearing and seeing disabled.
I learned that Bell invented some airplanes
and equipment for the hearing impaired. Bell wasn’t the best
student, but he was a great inventor and lived some of his life
in Canada. My overall impression of this book is that Bell was very
good to the hearing impaired. I had fun reading the book because
new stuff kept coming up. I would give this book a score of nine
out of ten because it was really interesting.
(Originally published in the Summer
1999 issue of YES Mag.) |
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