The Story of Inventions

By Author / Illustrator

Catherine Barr, Amy Husband, Steve Williams

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

ISBN

9780711245365

Format

Hardback

Published

03-03-2020

Synopsis

This brilliant book introduces 15 of the world's most incredible inventions to children. Using bitesize text and beautifully bright illustrations this is the perfect book for science and history lovers everywhere.

The world is brimming full of incredible inventions - but where did it all begin? How did these incredible inventions come about? Journey back in time, travel across the world and discover incredible inventions from throughout history.

Take a ride on the very first wheel, find your way and ensure you'll never get lost again with the compass, let the lights come on with electricity, watch as the world puffs into life with the steam engine and many more astounding inventions. Written with bite sized pieces of text and illustrated with bright and engaging artwork, this is the perfect introduction to some of the most amazing inventions that have helped make history.

Learn fascinating facts about the people behind these inventions and how their discoveries changed the world forever. So what are you waiting for? Let's uncover The Story of Inventions!

Inventions featured: The wheel, the compass, paper, clocks, gunpowder, steam engines, vaccinations, computers, electricity, the telephone, the car, planes, plastic, nuclear weapons and the internet.

Reviews

The Story of Inventions by Catherine Barr and Steve Williams, illustrated by Amy Husband, covers some of the most famous and used inventions throughout history. This highly visual book is organised chronologically from the invention of the wheel to the invention of the internet. Each invention is treated to a highly illustrated double page spread which covers the reasons behind the invention and any adaptations that we have made in modern life. Interesting facts and anecdotes are spread throughout. Amy Husband's illustrations bring the inventions to life and are interesting to engage with. Her style shows the changes made over time and help enhance the text further. This book would suit children in Year 1 and 2 who are beginning to explore information texts such as these. The informal style makes the text more accessible and the book is suitable for reading for pleasure as well as a research or classroom based project. Some more advanced readers may want more detail and depth, however, this would make an excellent starting point. 40 pages / Ages 5-8 years / Reviewed by Bryony Davies, school librarian