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Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions

Chronicles the life and achievements of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his accidental invention of the Super Soaker water gun.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barton, Chris (Author)
Other Authors:	Tate, Don (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2016]
Subjects:	Johnson, Lonnie, > 1949- > Juvenile nonfiction. African American inventors > Alabama > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Inventors > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African Americans > Alabama > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Chronicles the life and achievements of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his accidental invention of the Super Soaker water gun.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:	9781580892971 (reinforced for library use) 1580892973 (reinforced for library use)
Author Notes:	Chris Barton is the award-winning, best-selling author of several books for children, including Shark vs. Train (Little, Brown) and The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors. He lives in Austin, Texas. Don Tate is an award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children. His illustrated books include The Cart That Carried Martin and Hope's Gift (Putnam). He is also both author and illustrator of It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw (Lee & Low) as well as Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton (Peach Tree). He lives in Austin, Texas.