Who Invented the Telephone?

Bell vs. Meucci

From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, right? That’s what most people will tell you. But what if they’re wrong? What if Scottish-born inventor Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci was working on his own telephone invention at the exact same time? You’ll be on the edge of your seat as Meucci and Bell race to win the battle of the telephone. Who will overcome the obstacles and be the first to cross the finish line? You’ll never look at a telephone the same way again!

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Engineering
Copyright 2018
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Alternator Books ®
Imprint LernerClassroom, Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2018-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 8.6
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF061010, JNF007090, JNF051190
Dewey 621.386092/2
Graphics 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 1010
Guided Reading Level T
ATOS Reading Level 6.1
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 195558
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, Timeline, and eSource

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“A good choice to increase interest in STEM topics or for reports on inventions/inventors.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple