Cell Phones and Smartphones

A Graphic History

From the Series Amazing Inventions

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

Cell phones allowed people to connect on the go, and smartphones have transformed the way we share information. From the earliest landlines to the minicomputers that link people across the world, discover the shifts in phone technology that shaped modern communication—and the people who made them happen. This graphic history also shows readers the big changes in design, size, and battery life that took place before mobile phones hit the center of popular culture.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Graphic Novels, Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Engineering, STEM: Technology
Copyright 2021
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2021-08-03
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF062020, JNF061010, JNF012000
Dewey 621.3845/6
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 780
Guided Reading Level V
ATOS Reading Level 4.9
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Original artwork, Reviewed, Source notes, and Table of contents

Author: Blake Hoena

Blake Hoena has written more than one hundred books for children, including an original graphic novel series, Eek & Ack, and graphic novel retellings of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Peter Pan. Blake lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, two dogs, two cats, and hundreds of comics.

Illustrator: Ceej Rowland

Ceej Rowland is a freelance illustrator with over ten years of experience. He loves new challenges and lives in England.

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“The graphic novel format and choice of high interest topics will keep these books in constant circulation.”—School Library Journal