The Inventors of LEGO® Toys

By Erin Hagar and Illustrated by Paige Garrison

Published by Duo Press

In this engaging book Erin Hagar tells the story of the Danish carpenter and his family who overcame a desperate situation and created one of the most popular toys in history, LEGO® toys.  Knowing the story behind these amazing toys with make you appreciate them even more.

 

 

 

 Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

By Chris Barton and illustrated by Don Tate

Published by Charlesbridge

Did you know the Super Soaker (one of the top twenty toys of all time) was invented by accident?  While attempting to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners inventor Lonnie Johnson created the mechanics behind this popular toy.

 

 

The Hole Story of the Doughnut

By Pat Miller and Illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch

Published by HMH Books for Young Readers

In 1847, Hanson Crockett Gregory from Rockport, Maine, signed on a schooner as the ship’s cook.  He prepared balls of fried sweet dough called “sinkers” for breakfast.  The center of the dough was heavy with grease and when the sailors ate them, they felt like cannonballs had fallen into their stomachs.  Gregory cleverly solved the problem by cutting a hole in the center of the dough and then frying it in lard – hence the doughnut was born.