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Series : Inventions and Discovery

  • Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin

    3-9 ┊ 2253 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 2253 words, 19 minutes audio time. Tells the story of how Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and the effects it had on the Southern United States. Written in graphic-nove…
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  • Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion

    Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion

    3-9 ┊ 1779 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1779 words, 14 minutes audio time. Tells the story of how Isaac Newton developed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. Written in graphic-novel format. R…
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  • Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine

    Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine

    3-9 ┊ 1877 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1877 words, 18 minutes audio time. Tells the story of Jonas Salk's involvement in the development of a polio vaccine. Written in graphic-novel format. READ
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  • Louis Pasteur and Pasteurization

    Louis Pasteur and Pasteurization

    3-9 ┊ 1783 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1783 words, 16 minutes audio time. Tells the story of French scientist Louis Pasteur and his invention of the pasteurization process. Written in graphic-novel format. READ
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  • Marie Curie and Radioactivity

    Marie Curie and Radioactivity

    3-9 ┊ 1822 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1822 words, 17 minutes audio time. Tells the story of Marie Curie's discovery of radium and radioactivity. Written in graphic-novel format. READ
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  • Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and the Personal Computer

    Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and the Personal Computer

    3-9 ┊ 2180 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 2180 words, 19 minutes audio time. Tells the story of how Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed the personal computer. Written in graphic-novel format. READ
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  • Samuel Morse and the Telegraph

    Samuel Morse and the Telegraph

    3-9 ┊ 2530 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 2530 words, 23 minutes audio time. Tells the story of how Samuel Morse developed a working telegraph in 1844 that changed the way people communicated. Written in graphic-no…
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  • Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb

    Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb

    3-9 ┊ 1542 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1542 words, 13 minutes audio time. Tells the story of Thomas Edison's involvement in the development of the incandescent light bulb. Written in graphic-novel format. R…
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  • Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone

    3-9 ┊ 2057 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 2057 words, 18 minutes audio time. Tells the story of how Alexander Graham Bell came up with the telephone, and how his invention changed the way people communicate. Writte…
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  • Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

    Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

    3-9 ┊ 1810 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1810 words, 14 minutes audio time. Tells the story of how Charles Darwin developed his controversial theory of evolution based on the research he conducted during his voyag…
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  • Frank Zamboni and the Ice-Resurfacing Machine

    Frank Zamboni and the Ice-Resurfacing Machine

    3-9 ┊ 1970 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1970 words, 15 minutes audio time. Describes how Frank Zamboni created the ice-resurfacing machine, and how it affected the world of ice-based sports. Written in graphic-no…
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  • George Eastman and the Kodak Camera

    George Eastman and the Kodak Camera

    3-9 ┊ 1689 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1689 words, 14 minutes audio time. Tells the story of George Eastman and the invention of the Kodak camera. Written in graphic-novel format. READ
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  • Henry Ford and the Model T

    Henry Ford and the Model T

    3-9 ┊ 1574 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1574 words, 13 minutes audio time. Tells the story of Henry Ford, along with his invention, the popular Model T automobile. READ
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  • Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

    Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

    3-9 ┊ 1715 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1715 words, 13 minutes audio time. Tells the story of how Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for a secret communication system, which would much later become …
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  • Jake Burton Carpenter and the Snowboard

    Jake Burton Carpenter and the Snowboard

    3-9 ┊ 1548 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1548 words, 13 minutes audio time. Tells the story of Jake Burton Carpenter and the evolution of the snowboard and the sport of snowboarding. Written in graphic-novel forma…
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  • Johann Gutenberg and the Printing Press

    Johann Gutenberg and the Printing Press

    3-9 ┊ 2327 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 2327 words, 17 minutes audio time. Tells the story of Johann Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press. Written in graphic-novel format. READ
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  • Levi Strauss and Blue Jeans

    Levi Strauss and Blue Jeans

    3-9 ┊ 2073 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 2073 words, 15 minutes audio time. Tells the story Levi Strauss and the evolution of blue jeans. Written in graphic-novel format. READ
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  • Madam C. J. Walker and New Cosmetics

    Madam C. J. Walker and New Cosmetics

    3-9 ┊ 2379 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 2379 words, 18 minutes audio time. Tells the story of Madam C. J. Walker, who invented a line of African American hair products and cosmetics that helped her become the fir…
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  • Philo Farnsworth and the Television

    Philo Farnsworth and the Television

    3-9 ┊ 2134 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 2134 words, 18 minutes audio time. Tells the story of how Philo Farnsworth came up with the idea for electronic television at age 14, and later developed his idea into the …
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  • The Wright Brothers and the Airplane

    The Wright Brothers and the Airplane

    3-9 ┊ 2308 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 2308 words, 18 minutes audio time. Tells the story of how Wilbur and Orville Wright developed, tested, and successfully flew the first powered airplane. Written in graphic-…
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  • The Z-Boys and Skateboarding

    The Z-Boys and Skateboarding

    3-9 ┊ 1473 words ┊ ◄)) 3-9, 1473 words, 12 minutes audio time. Describes the birth of the Z-Boys skateboarding team and how they influenced modern skateboarding. Written in graphic-novel format. READ
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