Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor Contributor(s): McCully, Emily Arnold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374348103 ISBN-13: 9780374348106 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2006 Annotation: Mattie Knight could make almost anything. At just 12 years old, Mattie designed a metal guard to prevent shuttles from shooting off textile looms and injuring workers. With charming pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, this charming book introduces readers to one of the most prolific female inventors. Full color. |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2004056415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 7-11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 2-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 720 AD (Adult Directed Text) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 9.36" W x 11.28" L (0.83 lbs) 32 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Storybook, 2011 North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2008 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2008 Delaware Diamonds Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2007 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2008 Bluebonnet Awards, Nominee, Children's, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/09/2006 pg. 53 School Library Journal 02/01/2006 pg. 122 Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2006 pg. 187 Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2006 pg. 206 Booklist 02/15/2006 pg. 110 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2006 pg. 366 - Recommended Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 427 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style Science Books & Films 01/01/2007 pg. 40 Science Books & Films 05/01/2007 pg. 103 Science Books & Films Best Bks 01/01/2008 pg. 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 105170 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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Publisher Description: With her sketchbook labeled My Inventions and 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. With charming pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, this introduction to one of the most prolific female inventors will leave readers inspired. Marvelous Mattie is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
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Contributor Bio(s): McCully, Emily Arnold: - I was born in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1939, but grew up in Garden City, New York. My father was a writer/producer of network radio shows, and my mother had been an actress and singer. Noticing that I was trying to draw people and objects, my mother once said to me, "Why don't you practice that and get it right?" She saw a talent to be developed so that I could support myself when I grew up. As a child, I doodled and sketched and created my own stories, binding them into books. As class artist in school, I designed posters, backdrops, and programs for concerts and plays. I often visited the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and sketched people sitting on benches in Union Square. The city fueled my ambitions for an active life in the arts, theater, and publishing. I attended Pembroke College (now part of Brown University), majoring in art history and acting in plays. I also collaborated on an award-winning musical. For years, people stood around me as I drew, marveling that I could reproduce someone or something. If art was a performance, I wanted to try out other roles. After graduation, I worked as a mat cutter in an advertising agency and earned an M.A. in art history at Columbia University. Realizing I had no future in the advertising agency, I put together a portfolio of drawings and took it around to art directors. Gradually, jobs trickled in, mostly for book covers. Finally, an editor at Harper & Row Junior Books spotted a poster I had done that featured children. I received my first book illustration assignment, which led to another, and so on. Meanwhile, I wrote fiction and published a short story that was selected for the O. Henry Collection. It was followed by two novels. I was able to try acting again when the chance arose to audition for a friend's play. It opened in Albany and moved to Off Broadway in New York. It was a wonderful experience, but I knew I had to go back to books. I have now written or illustrated more than two hundred books for children. My advice for aspiring artists and writers is this: You can't aim to please other people. Do what matters most to you, then hope readers respond. I believe that books, rather than be palliative or merely instructive, should stir the imagination. I share Isaac Bashevis Singer's belief that children's books are the last refuge of storytelling. Emily Arnold McCully divides her time between New York City and upstate New York. She has won many awards for her children's books, including the Caldecott Medal for Mirette on the High Wire. |
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