Great Idea Series: To the Rescue! Garrett Morgan Underground : Great Ideas Series (Series #7) (Paperback)

from VeraGodley

This is a well presented story of a man's struggle to make a better life for himself than that which his parents had. Knowing his life would be hard and unrewarding as a field hand on a farm, he ventured into the North to pursue a livelihood. Beginning simple, he began to contribute to his work p...

from cambridgecenter

This is an excellent example of a children's book that will inspire any child to use his imagination and ingenuity to succeed. Garret Morgan starts life as one of eleven children of former slaves and current sharecroppers. Children will be delighted by his experiment with hair straightener on a d...

from Janismin

Published in 2016, this non-fiction picture book depicts the life of Garret Morgan. Morgan was an African American inventor that rose about the hard farming lifestyle of his family to become a successful inventor. Part of the Great Idea series, this title introduces a little known person who work...

from DonnaMarieMerritt

Monica Kulling has brought another important piece of history to the attention of children-and to my attention! I hadn't heard about Garrett Morgan and his inventions before this book. His parents, once slaves, were better off than they had been when they were slaves, but as sharecroppers, it was...

from lyssjj

I see so many juvenile nonfiction books about the same few historical figures that I was excited to see 'To the Rescue!' featuring the lesser known Garrett Morgan. The book relates the story of Morgan inventing an early fire hood/gas mask in response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. It ha...