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CBC Showcase: Women's History Month and National Poetry Month
An introduction to one of the most prolific female inventors that will leave readers inspired. "Will certainly intrigue readers." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
written and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully
Margaret Knight, known as Mattie, was a young woman who refused to allow gender bias to stop her from coming up with ideas and pursuing her love of drawing, developing, and engineering. In her lifetime, Mattie Knight was credited for twenty-two patents and more than ninety original inventions.
Ages 7 and up
ISBN: 0-374-34810-3
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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