Inventions and Discovery Books

In order from Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb to The Z-Boys and Skateboarding

Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and the Personal Computer

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Graphic Nov.

Book #1

Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb

Written by Scott R. Welvaert & illustrated by Phil Miller and Charles Barnett III

8 - 12

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Sep 1, 2006

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Library Binding

$31.32

$29.75

Summary

Tells the story of Thomas Edison’s involvement in the development of the incandescent light bulb. Written in graphic-novel format.

Inventions and Discovery Series

Published from 2006 - 2007

18 books

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Graphic Nov.

Library Binding

$31.32$29.75

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Graphic Nov.

Hardcover

$31.32$29.75

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Graphic Nov.

Hardcover

$30.65$29.12

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Hardcover

$31.32$29.75

chapter • 32 Pages

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Paperback

$8.99$8.58

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Hardcover

$33.32$31.65

chapter • 32 Pages

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Paperback

$8.99$8.58

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$8.99$8.58

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$8.99$8.58

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$8.99$8.58

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Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

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Graphic Nov.

Paperback

$8.99$8.58

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Paperback

$8.99$8.58

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Paperback

$8.99$8.58

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Paperback

$8.10$7.70

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Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

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Graphic Nov.

Hardcover

$31.32$29.75

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Frank Zamboni and the Ice-Resurfacing Machine

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Graphic Nov.

Hardcover

$30.65$29.12

picture • 32 Pages

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Graphic Nov.

Hardcover

$33.32$31.65

Year	Title	Author	Illustrator	Pages
2006	Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb	Scott R. Welvaert	Phil MillerᐧCharles Barnett III	32
2006	Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and the Personal Computer	Donald Lemke	Al MilgromᐧTod G. Smith	32
2006	Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine	Katherine Krohn	Al Milgrom	32
2007	Louis Pasteur and Pasteurization	Jennifer Fandel	Charles Barnett III	32
2007	Samuel Morse and the Telegraph	David Seidman	Rod WhighamᐧCharles Barnett IIIᐧKeith Williams	32
2007	George Eastman and the Kodak Camera	Jennifer Fandel	Gordon Purcell	32
2007	The Wright Brothers and the Airplane	Xavier Niz	Charles Barnett IIIᐧSteve ErwinᐧKeith Williams	32
2007	Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion	Andrea Gianopoulos	Phil MillerᐧCharles Barnett III	32
2007	Johann Gutenberg and the Printing Press	Kay Melchisedech Olson		32
2007	Marie Curie and Radioactivity	Connie Colwell Miller	Scott LarsonᐧMark Heike	32
2007	Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System	Trina Robbins	Cynthia Martin	32
2007	Henry Ford and the Model T	Michael O'Hearn	Phil MillerᐧCharles Barnett III	32
2007	Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone	Jennifer Fandel		32
2007	Madam C. J. Walker and New Cosmetics	Katherine Krohn	Charles Barnett III	32
2007	Philo Farnsworth and the Television	Ellen Sturm Niz	Keith Tucker	32
2007	Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution	Heather Adamson	Gordon PurcellᐧAl Milgrom	32
2007	Frank Zamboni and the Ice-Resurfacing Machine	Kay Melchisedech Olson	Charles Barnett IIIᐧRichard Dominguez	32
2007	The Z-Boys and Skateboarding	Jameson Anderson		32

The Creatives Behind the Books

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Scott R. Welvaert

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Donald Lemke

Donald Lemke works as a children’s book editor. He has written dozens of comic books, including the Zinc Alloy series and the adventures of Bike Rider, and many chapter books for DC Comics. Donald lives in Minnesota with his beautiful wife, Amy, and their not-so-golden retriever, Paulie.

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Cynthia Martin has worked in comics and animation since 1983. Her credits include Star Wars, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, in addition to work as a storyboard artist for Sony Children’s Entertainment and the Krislin Company. Cynthia’s recent projects include an extensive series of graphic novels for Capstone Press and two issues of Blue Beetle for DC Comics. She also illustrated the book Alley of Shadows, published by Stone Arch Books.

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Keith Tucker

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Richard Dominguez