Making Contact!: Marconi Goes Wireless by Monica Kulling (English) Hardcover Boo

Description: Making Contact! by Monica Kulling, Richard Rudnicki Tells the story of Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless telegraph, who became the father of wireless communication. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The fifth book in Tundras Great Idea Series, Making Contact! tells the story of Guglielmo Marconi, who became the father of wireless communication.As a boy, Marconi loved science and invention. Born in 1874 in Bologna, Italy, to a wealthy family, Marconi grew up surrounded by books in his fathers library. He was fascinated with radio waves and learned Morse code, the language of the telegraph. A retired telegraph operator taught him how to tap messages on the telegraph machine. At the age of twenty, Marconi realized that no one had invented a wireless telegraph. Determined to find a way to use radio waves to send wireless messages, Marconi found his calling. And, thanks to his persistence, on December 12, 1901, for the first time ever, a wireless signal traveled between two continents. The rest is history.Monica Kullings playful, informative text, combined with the compelling illustrations of artist Richard Rudnicki, bring an amazing inventor and his times to life. Author Biography Critically acclaimed author Monica Kulling has published over thirty-five books for children, including In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up and Going Up! Elisha Otiss Trip to the Top, illustrated by David Parkins. The third book in Tundras Great Idea Series, In the Bag! was selected by Smithsonian magazine as one of Ten Great Science Books for Kids. Her other two books in the series, Its a Snap! George Eastmans First Photograph and All Aboard! Elijah McCoys Steam Engine, both illustrated by Bill Slavin, were also nominated for several awards. Its a Snap! was selected as One of the Years Best Nonfiction Picture Books by Resource Links, and All Aboard! was a finalist for the Book of the Year Award - Juvenile Nonfiction by ForeWord Reviews. Monica Kulling is also the author of the hilarious Merci Mister Dash! and Mister Dash and the Cupcake Calamity. Visit her website at The author lives in Toronto, Canada.Richard Rudnicki was born in Saskatchewan, but has lived in Nova Scotia for the past thirty-six years. He studied commercial art and graphic design before returning to his real love- drawing and painting. He has illustrated several books for children, including A Christmas Dollhouse; I Spy a Bunny; Gracie, the Public Gardens Duck; and Viola Desmond Wont Be Budged. He gives workshops in painting and drawing and shares a studio with his artist wife, Susan Tooke. Review Review Quote PRAISE FOR Making Contact! : "Readily engage[s] young readers with fascinating information. They present the lives of their characters in a narrative style and provide absorbing details, both visually and in the text, that gives these accounts an intimate feel.... These and other informational tidbits give the book a personal relatable quality." - Atlantic Books Today "Non-fiction fans will enjoy this account of how Guglielmo Marconi invented wireless communication." - The Winnipeg Free Press "Richard Rudnickis illustrations take the readers to Marconis time and places, providing the appropriate atmosphere for his story. By resisting the need for excessive text, the affliction of many biographies for young people, and enhancing that limited text with illustrations, Tundras Great Ideas Series will continue to garner awards and recognition. With Monica Kulling at the writing helm and astutely concentrating on the anecdotes of pivotal experiences, the stories will continue to be fascinating to young readers." - CanLit for Little Canadians Details ISBN1770493786 Author Richard Rudnicki Pages 32 Language English Year 2013 Illustrator Richard Rudnicki ISBN-10 1770493786 ISBN-13 9781770493780 Format Hardcover Short Title MAKING CONTACT Media Book Imprint Tundra Books Subtitle Marconi Goes Wireless Place of Publication Ontario Country of Publication Canada Series Great Idea (Tundra Books) Audience Age 5-8 DEWEY 621.384092 Series Number 5 Publisher Tundra Books Publication Date 2013-09-24 Audience Children / Juvenile Illustrations 1 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137580523;

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