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Ever since she was a young girl, Mattie has looked at the world differently. Armed with a sketchbook full of ideas and her father's heavy toolbox, she can build almost anything her mind imagines. By the time she is twelve, she designs a brilliant safety device to protect factory workers from dangerous machinery.
As she grows up, Mattie's inventive mind never stops working. She eventually creates a complex machine designed to fold the square-bottom paper bags that people still use every single day. But when a dishonest man tries to steal her brilliant idea in court, claiming a woman could never understand such mechanics, Mattie must fight to prove him wrong.
Follow the inspiring journey of 'the Lady Edison' as she defends her hard work and claims her rightful place in history. This empowering true story celebrates creativity, resilience, and the brilliant mind of one of America's greatest inventors.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
36 Pages
When you are told to go outside and find something to do, the possibilities are actually endless. Two brothers looking for adventure on a lazy afternoon decide that the best cure for boredom is building an airplane right in their own backyard. Using spare parts, borrowed household items, and a whole lot of imagination, they manage to construct a machine that actually works. You will be amazed as you track all the missing pieces from around the house and watch the boys take to the skies. It is an incredibly clever and funny story that proves a little ingenuity can lead to the most spectacular, high-flying trouble.
6-8 Years
56 Pages
Put on your hard hat and step into the noisy, exciting world of a real construction site! If you love massive machines and powerful trucks, this is your VIP pass to see them in action. Get up close to thirteen incredible pieces of earth-moving equipment, including giant bulldozers, towering cranes, and sturdy forklifts. The crisp, full-color photographs capture the roaring power of these fascinating vehicles as they dig, lift, and build. You will discover exactly how each heavy machine does its special job to tear down old structures and construct amazing new buildings. It is a thrilling photographic journey that will make you feel like you are right there in the middle of the dust and the dirt!
6-8 Years
42 Pages
Everyone calls it the impossible bridge, but Robert’s father is helping build it. High above San Francisco Bay, Pop works as a skywalker on the Golden Gate Bridge, and Robert is certain his father has the most important job of all.
Robert and his friend Charlie watch the huge project with pride, wonder, and worry. When a frightening moment shows just how dangerous the work can be, Robert begins to understand that no single person builds something so enormous alone.
Pop’s Bridge is an engaging historical picture book about the Golden Gate Bridge, teamwork, courage, engineering, and the many workers whose skill helped create an American landmark.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
32 Pages
Meet Jabari! He's decided to build an amazing flying machine right in his backyard. He thinks it will be super easy and he won't need any help at all. But when his awesome invention goes CRASH instead of WHOOSH, Jabari gets really, really frustrated.
Have you ever tried something new and it didn't work out the first time? Jabari understands that feeling! Luckily, his dad is there to give him a great pep talk, and his little sister Nika, complete with her sparkly fairy wings, is ready to lend a hand. This heartwarming story shows that even when things get tough, with a little patience, some clever thinking, and maybe even a bit of teamwork, your biggest ideas can truly take flight!
6-8 Years
32 Pages
The World's Largest Steam Engine Roars Back to Life!
All aboard for the biggest locomotive adventure you will ever experience. Step back in time and meet Big Boy 4014, the absolute largest steam engine to ever travel the tracks. For years, this massive train rested quietly, seemingly retired from its rumbling glory days. But a dedicated crew known as the Steam Team had other plans. You are invited to join the incredible journey of restoring this historic giant. Discover the heavy tools, the teamwork, and the sheer mechanical power required to bring a sleeping monster back to life. Feel the heat of the firebox and hear the deafening blast of the whistle as Big Boy finally rolls out of the station. Perfect for young engineers and history fans, this true story shows how hard work and passion can make even the most gigantic dreams steam ahead.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
Arriving in America with just four cents in his pocket and a head full of brilliant ideas, Nikola Tesla was ready to change the world. He dreamed of using the rushing water of Niagara Falls to generate incredible amounts of electricity. When he landed a job working for the famous inventor Thomas Edison, it seemed like a perfect match. But Tesla and Edison quickly clashed over the best way to power the country. You will read about the fierce rivalry between these two brilliant minds as they battled to light up America's cities. Discover how Tesla partnered with George Westinghouse to prove that his alternating current system was the safest and most powerful way to deliver electricity. Step into the spark-filled laboratory of a visionary genius whose mind was always racing with futuristic inventions that shaped the modern world.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
34 Pages
Garrett Morgan was never satisfied with just sweeping floors. The son of formerly enslaved parents, Garrett moved to Ohio with a sharp mind and a relentless drive to improve the world around him. Working his way up to a sewing machine repairman, he quickly began inventing helpful new devices. But his most heroic invention came from a desire to save lives. You will discover how Garrett designed an innovative safety hood to protect firefighters from dangerous smoke. When a massive explosion trapped workers in a tunnel deep under Lake Erie, Garrett personally rushed to the scene with his invention to pull survivors from the toxic gas. Read the incredible true story of a brilliant African American inventor who overcame intense prejudice to create life-saving technologies, including a precursor to the gas mask that rescued thousands of soldiers during World War I.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
32 Pages
It all started when a man built a successful mine in Idaho and sold it to an Englishman named Henry Miller. Henry soon married a local woman named Annie and built her a massive, magnificent mansion. But after Henry passed away, Annie was tricked and lost everything except her beautiful home. Left with few options, she and her son began raising pigs in the yard. The townspeople were furious and demanded the pigs be removed immediately. Instead of getting rid of her animals, Annie came up with a brilliantly outrageous plan. She decided to keep the pigs and move the entire mansion instead. Slowly rolling the massive house away on logs, Annie and her son continued living inside while it moved. This quirky and lively true story celebrates incredible American ingenuity and resilience.
6-8 Years
56 Pages
Born to parents who had escaped slavery, Elijah McCoy grew up with big dreams and a brilliant mind for machines. He traveled all the way to Scotland to study mechanical engineering, learning everything there was to know about designing and building powerful engines. But when he returned to the United States, railway companies refused to hire him as an engineer because of the color of his skin. Instead, he was given the dirty, exhausting job of shoveling coal into train fireboxes. You will discover how Elijah refused to let this unfair treatment stop his brilliant ideas. While working on the trains, he invented a groundbreaking automatic oiling cup that kept engines running smoothly without having to stop. Learn how his incredible invention revolutionized train travel and machinery around the world, proving that true talent and determination can overcome even the highest barriers.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
32 Pages
Lillian Gilbreth did not want a quiet, ordinary life. Born into wealth in the late 1800s, she chose a path of adventure, hard work, and brilliant problem-solving. Along with her husband Frank, Lillian became an expert at finding the fastest and easiest ways for factory workers to do their jobs. But her greatest challenges came closer to home. When she suddenly had to raise eleven children all by herself, she used her engineering skills to run her large household with amazing efficiency. You will discover how her brilliant mind led her to redesign the modern kitchen, inventing clever tools like foot-pedal trash cans and perfectly organized workspaces. Read about a trailblazing psychologist and engineer who broke down barriers for women in science, making everyday tasks easier and earning her place as an absolute legend of invention.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
32 Pages
Have you ever wondered how skyscrapers became possible? Without Elisha Otis, the towering cities we know today would not exist. In the mid-1800s, buildings were rarely taller than a few stories because climbing endless flights of stairs was simply too exhausting. Elevators existed, but they were incredibly dangerous; if the hoisting rope snapped, the elevator crashed to the ground. Elisha Otis knew there had to be a way to make vertical travel perfectly safe. You will read about his brilliant invention of the safety brake, a clever mechanism that locked the elevator in place if the rope ever failed. Discover the dramatic moment he demonstrated his invention at a major exhibition, standing high in the air and ordering the rope to be cut! Learn how one man's brilliant idea completely changed architecture, allowing humanity to build massive cities that scrape the sky.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
32 Pages
