Name: Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
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Author: Barton, Chris ; Tate, Don
ISBN: 9781580892971

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Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

Type

Physical Book

Author

Chris Barton

Illustrated by

Don Tate

Publisher

Charlesbridge Publishing

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

28.6 x 22.6 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9781580892971

Synopsis "Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions "

Celebrate the inventor of the Super Soaker in this inspiring picture book biography about Lonnie Johnson, the maker behind one of the world's favorite toys. You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson's life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults.

Don Tate

(Illustrated by)

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Author of numerous award-winning illustrated book biographies and illustrator of over eighty acclaimed commercial and educational books for young people. In addition to writing and illustrating, he presents at elementary schools, reading and writing conferences, literary and book festivals. He is the founder of The Brown Bookshelf, a blog dedicated to promoting youth literature created by Black authors.

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