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Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll! the Inventive Rube Goldberg - A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines

"A joyfully illustrated picture book biography of Rube Goldberg for STEM-loving children and the many people who enjoy doing simple tasks the hard way - plus an introduction to the six simple machines. Award-winning author Catherine Thimmesh and artist Shanda McCloskey introduce readers to Rube Gold...

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Main Author: Thimmesh, Catherine (Author)
Other Authors: McCloskey, Shanda (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, [2024]
Subjects:
Goldberg, Rube, > 1883-1970 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Cartoonists > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Simple machines > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:"A joyfully illustrated picture book biography of Rube Goldberg for STEM-loving children and the many people who enjoy doing simple tasks the hard way - plus an introduction to the six simple machines. Award-winning author Catherine Thimmesh and artist Shanda McCloskey introduce readers to Rube Goldberg's life and creative legacy, and put the tools for making real-life Rube Goldberg machines in their hands. Part biography, part inspiration, and part physics how-to, this book will light a fire in budding inventors, artists, and thinkers of all ages"--
Physical Description:53 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:Ages 8 to 12
Grades 4-6
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781452144221
1452144222
Author Notes:Catherine Thimmesh is an award-winning author, speaker, and creativity educator. Her creative children's nonfiction titles have won numerous awards, including the prestigious Sibert Medal for Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon and a Sibert Honor for Camp Panda : Helping Cubs Return to the Wild . Madam President was a New York Times Notable book, and her bestselling Girls Think of Everything : Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women won the IRA Children's Book Award and was followed by Girls Solve Everything : Stories of Women Entrepreneurs Building a Better World . You can watch her discuss the importance of creativity in her TEDx Talk, "Creativity in the Classroom (in 5 minutes or less!)," on YouTube or her website, catherinethimmesh.com. Catherine lives near Minneapolis, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.



Shanda McCloskey is the award-winning author and illustrator of STEM-friendly picture books like Doll-E 1.0, a 2019 NSTA Best STEM Book Winner, and T-Bone the Drone , a Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr. Nominee. She lives in Ball Ground, Georgia, and enjoys visiting schools. Learn more at shandamc.com.

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