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The Unstoppable Garret Morgan: Inventor, Entrepeneur, Hero (in English)
Joan Dicicco
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Ebony Glenn
(Illustrated by)
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Lee & Low Books
· Hardcover
The Unstoppable Garret Morgan: Inventor, Entrepeneur, Hero (in English) - Dicicco, Joan ; Glenn, Ebony
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Synopsis "The Unstoppable Garret Morgan: Inventor, Entrepeneur, Hero (in English)"
Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Best Multicultural Books, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's BooksGarrett Morgan, a prolific African American inventor and entrepreneur, must test his latest invention in a daring rescue after an explosion at the Cleveland Waterworks."If a man puts something to block your way, the first time you go around it, the second time you go over it, and the third time you go through it." Living by these words made inventor and entrepreneur Garrett Morgan unstoppable! Growing up in Claysville, Kentucky, the son of freed slaves, young and curious Garrett was eager for life beyond his family's farm. At age fourteen, he moved north to Cleveland, where his creative mind took flight amidst the city's booming clothing-manufacturing industry. Using his ingenuity and tenacity, Garrett overcame racial barriers and forged a career as a successful businessman and inventor. But when a tunnel collapsed, trapping twenty men, the rescue would test both Garrett's invention -- and his courage. Told in compelling prose by debut picture-book author Joan DiCicco and dynamic illustrations from artist Ebony Glenn, The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan is a powerful biography of an extraordinary man who dedicated his life to improving the lives of others.
