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Listen Up!: Alexander Graham Bell's Talking Machine

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4.4 out of 5
Based on 39 Ratings and 18 Reviews

Book Description
IT'S 1876 AND THE whole country is celebrating the 100th birthday of the United States. The biggest party is in Philadelphia at the World's Fair, where the latest and greatest inventions are on display for all to see. Alexander Graham Bell is headed to the fair to demonstrate his invention - a talking machine he calls the telephone. But will anyone come to see him at the world's most important sci... More
Book Information
PublisherRandom House Books For Young Readers
BindingPaperback (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages48
ISBN-100375831150
ISBN-13978-0375831157
Publication Date08/28/2007
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About Monica Kulling (Author) : I am a poet living in Toronto, Ontario. I have a new book coming out August 2009 from Tundra Books. It's a story about George Eastman and the invention of the camera. It's A Snap! George Eastman's F... more
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About Richard Walz (Illustrator) : Richard Walz is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Richard Walz include Babe Ruth Saves Baseball Book and CD, Listen Up!: Alexander Graham Bell... more
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4/3/2008 Monica Kulling said:
Like Alexander Graham Bell I don't always like the ringing telephone. It can interrupt mealtimes, thinking times, and times when you just don't want to talk. Even though Bell was instrumental in the invention of the telephone, he detested its presence in his home. He often let it "ring off the hook.... more

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