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

Every day brought a challenge for young Lonnie Johnson--the challenge of finding space for his stuff. Six Johnson kids were squeezed into their parents' small house in Mobile, Alabama. Lonnie would have loved a workshop of his own, but there just wasn't room. There was nowhere to keep his rocket kits...bamboo shooters...rubber-band guns...Erector set...go-kart engine...bolts and screws and other spare parts his dad let him bring in from the shed, and various other things he'd hauled back from the junkyard. Excerpted from Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.