by Ian Stevens
Amazing Inventions
Published 2005 by Bearport Publishing
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Creative ideas come alive in this exciting look at some of the Amazing Inventions. Young readers will learn about the most innovative-and wacky-ideas that will help solve everyday problems both now and in the future. This fact-filled book counts down the ten coolest inventions, from devices that translate a dog's bark to cars that drive without steering wheels or gasoline. Each invention is scored from 1 to 10 in five categories. At the end of the book, students are encouraged to make their own scores. Full-color photographs, easy-to-read text, captions, and labels make this nonfiction read entertaining and informative for every student.

by Margaret Kenda
The Big Book of Cool Inventions: 77 Inventions, Experiments, and Mind-Bending Games
Published 2000 by McGraw-Hill Companies
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by Chris Woodford
Cool Stuff and How It Works
Published 2005 by DK Publishing
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From microchips and iPods to robots in the human bloodstream, "Cool Stuff and How It Works" takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the world of modern technology. Full color.

by Geoff Endacott
Discovery Andiinventions
Published 1991 by Viking Books
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by David Lambert
Great Discoveries and Inventions
Published 1985 by Facts on File
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by Antonio Casanellas
Great Discoveries & Inventions That Improved Human Health
Published 2000 by Gareth Stevens Publishing
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Explore a close-up look at the many scientific advancements that have improved our world and beyond, how they came into being, and what makes them work. This remarkable series makes discovering science interesting and fun.

Great Discoveries and Inventions That Improved Human Health traces the history of medicine. Readers will learn about early surgery, from the discovery of radioactivity to the progress being made in modern medicines and genetic engineering.

by Clare Hibbert
Green Lantern's Book of Great Inventions
Published 2005 by DK Publishing
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by DK Publishing
Inventing the Modern World
Published 2000 by DK Publishing
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by Lionel Bender
Invention
Published 2000 by DK Publishing
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by Caroline Bingham
Invention
Published 2005 by DK Publishing
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Offering a new level of information through powerful visuals, these two new titles in the Eye Wonder reference series are specially developed for children who are ready for their first books about the natural world. Full color.

by Sarah Houghton
Inventions
Published 2006 by Red Brick Learning
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by Don L. Wulffson
The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: And Other Surprising Stories about Inventions
Published 1997 by Dutton Books
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by Don L. Wulffson
The Kid Who Invented the Trampoline: More Surprising Stories about Inventions
Published 2001 by Dutton Children's Books
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This collection of 50 stories includes fascinating background information on inventions such as the snowboard, trampoline, toilet, television, and vacuum cleaner. Packed with trivia for all ages, this title is illustrated with fabulous old-time advertisements and black-and-white photos.

by Norris McWhirter
Norris McWhirter's Book of Millennium Records: The Story of Human Achievement in the Last 2,000 Years
Published 1999 by Sterling Publishing
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by Marc Tyler Nobleman
The Television
Published 2004 by Fact Finders
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This new Fact Finders series explores the historic development of modern technological inventions from the late 19th through the 20th centuries. Readers will learn about the historic context out of which the inventions arose, the people behind the inventions, and how the inventions have changed our lives. This series explores and supports the standard "Science, Technology & Society," as required by the National Council for the Social Studies, and the standard "Major Discoveries in Science and Technology, Their Social and Economic, Effects, and the Scientists and Inventors Responsible for Them," as required by the National Standards for History.

When searching the catalog, use the following subjects:

Inventions

Inventions – juvenile literature

Books can be found in this Dewey Decimal area of the library:

608 -  610

A complete list of the Library’s magazine and newspaper titles can be found at:

http://www.starklibrary.org/Magazine%20and%20Newspaper%20List.pdf

WEBSITES:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors

This is a site that not only offers A-Z searches, but searches by country, category and years.

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/inventor.html

This site provides a number of links to such things as a virtual museum covering the invention of the airplane, the Discovery Channel, etc.