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Author:

Patrick, Denise Lewis, author.

Title:

Lewis Latimer : engineering wizard / Denise Lewis Patrick ; interior illustrations by Daniel Duncan.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Harperan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

91 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Subject:

Latimer, Lewis Howard,--1848-1928.
African American inventors--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Inventors--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

Duncan, Daniel, illustrator.

Notes:

"VIP: very important people"-- cover. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Born in freedom -- Boyhood in Boston -- A boy becomes a man -- Lewis and the Revolution -- The spark of electricity -- Edison's world -- A quiet leader -- A genius shaped in freedom.

Summary:

"Lewis Latimer was one of the greatest inventors of his time. He was also an engineer who transformed the lightbulb at Thomas Edisons company. And he was a gifted artist, too! Experience all the exciting moments in Lewis Latimers thrilling life in this exciting biography, packed with two-color illustrations and fun facts, like who invented the Super Soaker!"-- cover page 4.

ISBN:

0062889664
9780062889669

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1229053986

Locations:

YAPC771 -- Bondurant Community Library (Bondurant)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SQPC104 -- Jesup Public Library (Jesup)

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)

YQPB532 -- Wyoming Public Library (Wyoming)