Marvelous Mattie : how Margaret E. Knight became an inventor / Emily Arnold McCully.
With her sketchbook labeled My Inventions and her father's toolbox, Mattie could make almost anything toys, sleds, and a foot warmer. When she was just twelve years old, Mattie designed a metal guard to prevent shuttles from shooting off textile looms and injuring workers. As an adult, Mattie invented the machine that makes the square-bottom paper bags we still use today. However, in court, a man claimed the invention was his, stating that she could not possibly understand the mechanical complexities. Marvelous Mattie proved him wrong, and over the course of her life earned the title of the Lady Edison. With charming pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, this introduction to one of the most prolific female inventors will leave readers inspired.
Record details
- ISBN: 0374348103
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Target Audience Note: | AD720L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 0.5 105170. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
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- 47 of 48 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Dunn Public Library | E McC (Text) | 33436001487401 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Erwin Public Library | E McC (Text) | 33631001569261 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | E McC (Text) | 33630003668220 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
