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  • Published: 15 October 2012
  • ISBN: 9780375831157
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $14.99

Listen Up!

Alexander Graham Bell's Talking Machine



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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 science fair? And more importantly, will his machine work? This Step 3 reader celebrates the resilient, quirky spirit of inventors.

  • Published: 15 October 2012
  • ISBN: 9780375831157
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $14.99

About the author

Monica Kulling

Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria. Monica is the author of over 50 books for children, including the popular Great Idea series, stories of inventors. The third book in the series, In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up, was chosen as a Once Upon a World Children's Book Award Honor Book by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The sixth book in the series, Spic-and-Span! Lillian Gilbreth's Wonder Kitchen won the North Dakota Library Association 2016 Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award in the nonfiction category. Monica Kulling lives in Toronto, Canada.

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Praise for Listen Up!

History and biography are also successful topics for level-three readers. (Random House's) Step into Reading has the best offerings for the reading level...they are high in kid appeal.--Booklist