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Well before Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, Aleck (as his family called him) was a curious boy, interested in how and why he was able to hear the world all around him. His father was a speech therapist who invented the Visible Alphabet and his mother was hearing impaired, which only made Aleck even more fascinated by sound vibration and modes of communication.
Naturally inquisitive and inclined to test his knowledge, young Aleck...
Naturally inquisitive and inclined to test his knowledge, young Aleck...
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Alexander Graham Bell led a fascinating life. He was an immigrant, an inventor, a pioneering speech teacher, and a champion of educating the hearing impaired. Bell was raised by a mother who had nearly no hearing, married a deaf woman, and was lifelong friends with Helen Keller. Few people realize that Bell considered his work with the deaf the most important of his life. Quite a statement, considering Bell's inventions ranged from telephony and phonographs...
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The telephone is one invention that changed the world. It was made by Alexander Graham Bell. Kids will read this book and find out more about him, like that his first job was teaching deaf people. They will also learn more about his invention and working with Thomas Watson.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles.
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"An illustrated biography of the inventor of the telephone"--
"Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!"--
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the first practical, working telephone he assured himself a place in the history books forever. The telephone was an invention that truly changed the world. It quickly became the fastest and most efficient way for people to communicate over any distance.
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"Since the invention of the telephone, there has been controversy over who really invented it: Was it really Alexander Graham Bell? Or was is Elisha Gray-or someone else? But, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the first patent issued to a design for a telephone, making Alexander Graham Bell the man credited with changing communication forever! Readers learn about the early life that led Bell to invent the telephone as well as his other accomplishments,...
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The telephone is a very important part of our everyday lives. This is all thanks to Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the first practical telephone in 1876. This book features biographical information about Bell and STEM concepts necessary to understand how the invention marked a major milestone in history. Full-color and essential primary sources illustrate to readers how the telephone has changed over the last century--
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"Experience the drama of scientific discovery! Alexander Graham Bell was determined to be the first to invent a transmitter that would carry a spoken message. With the help of Thomas Watson, Bell is about to transform we all communicate.The race is on, because Elisha Gray and other inventors are submitting patents, too"--
DK Reads The First Telephone is part of DK's three-level reading scheme helping kids learn how to read at home - and learn to...
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