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pesos i aaiesa\! oeThis book belongs to:Published by Ladybird Books Lad ‘A Penguin Company Penguin Books Led, 80 Strand, London WC2R ORL, UK Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books (NZ) Lid, Gnr Airbourne and Rosedale Roads, Albany, Auckland, 1310, New Zealand 13579108642 © LADYBIRD BOOKS MMV LADYBIRD and the device of a Ladybird are trademarks of Ladybird Books Led All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior consent of the copyright owner. Printed in Italy Inventors written by Lorraine Horsley illustrated by John Dillow, Martin Sanders and Chris RotheroInventors and their inventions Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1455. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Josephine Cochrane invented the dishwasher |; in 1886. Whitcomb Judson invented the zip in 1893. Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1878. Karl Benz invented the motor car in 1885. Hubert Booth invented the vacuum cleaner in 1902. Garratt Morgan invented the traffic signal in 1923. John Logie Baird invented the television in 1926. Frank McNamara ( invented the credit card | in 1950. -Before vacuum cleaners were invented, people had to clean their houses with brushes and dustpans. .* were big and heavy. Today, vacuum cleaners | 7 are light. alBefore printing presses were invented, people had to copy books using a pen and paper. The first printing presses a were slow. im printing presses are fast.~~ =" Before traffic signals were invented, people could not work out when to stop and when to go. “| The first traffic signal We] Stop and go —- written on them. Today, traffic signals y use lights.Before telephones were invented, people could not talk to each other if they were not in the same place. They had to write letters. The first telephones were connected by wires. Today, mobile phones can be used | |B anywhere.Before motor cars were invented, people had to walk or ride horses to get | from one place to another. very slow. Today, cars *Before zips were invented, people had to fasten their clothes with lots of buttons and hooks. It used to take a long time to get dressed. ¥ 3 yy Today, clothes ay, & are easy to put @ on and take off OR > using zips.Before televisions were invented, people could not see what was happening in other countries. The first televisions had black and white pictures. Today, televisions have colour K pictures.Before dishwashers were invented, people had to wash and dry plates, glasses and cutlery by hand. We The first dishwashers were only used in restaurants. Today, TS dishwashers are used in homes, too.Before light bulbs were — invented, people used candles, oil lamps or gas lamps to see at night. — The first light bulbs did not last for long. Today, light bulbs last for a very long time.Before credit cards were invented, people had to pay for everything with paper money or coins. 0 Fl) aa | cs The first credit cards could not be used in many places. Today, credit cards canbe used ( to pay for \ fat things everywhere. | °Can you match the inventor to the invention? Johann Alexander Gutenberg Graham Bell Josephine Whitcomb Cochrane Judson Garratt John Logie Frank Morgan Baird McNamara 28 Television A ; J Light bulb Printing press Telephone ~ Zip DishwasherIndex credit card dishwasher light bulb motor car printing press telephone television traffic signal vacuum cleaner zip 7, 26, 27, 29 7, 22, 23, 29 6, 24, 25, 29 6, 16, 17, 29 6, 10, 11, 29 6, 14, 15, 29 7, 20, 21, 29 7, 12, 13, 29 7, 8, 9, 29 7, 18, 19, 29 Notes for teachers and parents Read It Yourself is a series of graded readers designed to give young children a confident and successful start to reading. Level 2 is for children who are familiar with some simple words and can read short sentences. Each book in this level contains frequently repeated phrases which help children to read more fluently. An interesting and detailed illustration accompanies every page, which aids understanding of the text and encourages interest and enjoyment. About this book * The opening pages introduce the inventors and inventions found in this book. * Some beginner readers who need more of a challenge can practise reading the fact boxes on every spread. * Some children find the concepts of history and time difficult to grasp. Discuss how things have changed using terms such as now and then. * The last spread shows the inventors and their inventions. Try using this spread to talk about what the reader has learnt. * A simple index can be found at the back of the book. We use an index to help us find the page of the topic we are interested in. Beginner readers need plenty of help and encouragement.Read it yourself LEVEL 2, for beginner readers who can read ; short simple sentences with help * Interesting and familiar topics * Carefully structured captions and labels o Simple, eda) healed a cn) CMAN: Me LiteMese) ) Xela eM adele toa ; carrer Ah illustrations aaa ty fa[telg . , : alee talar) font size facts to ite Look out for more Read It Yourself fact books and stories! www.ladybird.co.uk bb- 226665) ISBN 1-8442 781844) Advice on how Ladybird books can help children’s learning 9
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