Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
By Chris Barton Illustrated by Don Tate Publisher: Charlesbridge Pages: 32 Lexile: 820L Age Range: 7 – 10 Years ABOUT A cool idea with a big splash! 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...
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By Mitali Perkins Illustrated by Jamie Hogan Publisher: Charlesbridge Pages: 144 Lexile: 770L Age Range: 7 – 10 Years ABOUT “One of the new tiger cubs has escaped from the reserve!” When a tiger cub escapes from a nature reserve near Neel’s island village, the rangers and villagers hurry to find her before the cub’s anxious mother follows suit and endangers them all. Mr. Gupta, a rich newcomer to the island, is also searching—he wants to sell the cub’s body parts on the black market. Neel and his sister, Rupa, resolve to find the cub first and bring her back to the reserve where she...
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