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03947aam a2200757Ii 4500 001 8FCACFA8F67B11EB990CE7EE5BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210806010010 008 210722t20212021nyua j b 000 0beng 010 $a 2021013670 020 $a 0593114604 020 $a 9780593114605 035 $a (OCoLC)1261259515 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c FSP $d FSP $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d LMJ $d BDX $d OCLCF $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a TK140.T4 $b W47 2021 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Westergaard, Azadeh, $e author. 245 12 $a A life electric : $b the story of Nikola Tesla / $c Azadeh Westergaard ; illustrated by JuÌlia SardaÌ. 246 30 $a Story of Nikola Tesla 264 1 $a New York : $b Viking, $c 2021. 300 $a 1 volume (unpaged) : $b color illustrations ; $c 27 cm 521 $a Ages 5-9. $b Viking Children's Books 521 $a Grades 2-3. $b Viking Children's Books 520 $a "Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the animals on his family's farm in Serbia. An inventor since childhood, Tesla's patents encompassed everything from radar and remote-control technology to wireless communications. But his greatest invention was the AC induction motor, which used alternating currents ( AC) to distribute electricity and which remains the standard for electric distribution today. Tesla's love of animals also remained constant throughout his life and led to his anointment as the Pigeon Charmer of New York for his devotion to nature's original wireless messengers. Exploring his groundbreaking inventions against the backdrop of his private life, A Life Electric introduces Nikola Tesla to young readers unlike ever before. Azadeh Westergaard's lyrical debut brings compassion and humanity to the legacy of the brilliant inventor, while the esteemed illustrator JuÌlia SardaÌ deftly brings him to life"-- provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 600 10 $a Tesla, Nikola, $d 1856-1943 $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Electrical engineers $z United States $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Inventors $z United States $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Serbian Americans $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a SardaÌ, JuÌlia, $e illustrator. 941 $a 31 952 $l GIPC251 $d 20240702040929.0 952 $l CXPC586 $d 20240620010141.0 952 $l AFPD266 $d 20240517010142.0 952 $l BKPC251 $d 20240515112803.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314023626.0 952 $l SMPE094 $d 20240104020629.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012012220.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010030428.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629014810.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20230201022608.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20230119010825.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20221115010355.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20221102013930.0 952 $l BZPC851 $d 20220712182541.0 952 $l OJPC027 $d 20220616154529.0 $m J BIO TES 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20220518025544.0 952 $l XPPC367 $d 20220510011534.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20220429010352.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20220104012034.0 952 $l RUPC135 $d 20211215033052.0 952 $l CUPC586 $d 20211123010128.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20211118023256.0 952 $l YUPD232 $d 20211116020145.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20211104010129.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20211102010615.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20211026010149.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20211021010939.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20211002015538.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20211002010837.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20210807010236.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210806010121.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8FCACFA8F67B11EB990CE7EE5BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search