{"product_id":"marvelous-mattie-emily-arnold-mccully-9780374348106","title":"Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith her sketchbook labeled \u003ci\u003eMy Inventions \u003c\/i\u003eand 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith charming pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, this introduction to one of the most prolific female inventors will leave readers inspired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarvelous Mattie\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Arnold McCully\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374348103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374348106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar Straus Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.28h x 9.36w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e105170 \/ Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2006 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2006 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2006 pg. 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2006 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2006 pg. 366 - Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 427 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films Best Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2008 pg. 13","brand":"Emily Arnold McCully","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048281895167,"sku":"9780374348106","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_403ea076-ec72-4073-a441-088722e213b4.jpg?v=1684994918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marvelous-mattie-emily-arnold-mccully-9780374348106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}