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Going Up!

Elisha Otis's Trip to the Top

Elisha Otis's Trip to the Top

Elisha Otis's Trip to the Top

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by David Parkins

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by David Parkins

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by David Parkins

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by David Parkins

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by David Parkins

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by David Parkins

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Part of Great Idea Series

Part of Great Idea Series

Part of Great Idea Series

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Apr 08, 2014 | ISBN 9781770495166 | 5-8 years

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Oct 09, 2012 | ISBN 9781770492400 | 5-8 years

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Oct 09, 2012 | ISBN 9781770493674 | 5-8 years

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    About Going Up!

     In 1818, seven-year-old Elisha was fascinated by farm machinery. As a young man, he tried a variety of ways to make a living, but nothing fired his imagination more than the job he found in a bed-frame factory. Soon he invented a machine that made frames four times faster than ever before. In 1852, while overseeing the construction of a new factory, he had to find a way to move heavy machinery to the second floor. He didn’t trust the hoisting platform, so he invented a safety brake. It was so successful that rather than lift machine parts, Elisha decided to build “people-hoisting machines.” In 1857, Elisha Otis installed his first successful passenger elevator in a five-storey department store in New York City. Before Elisha’s invention, buildings were never higher than six stories. At last it was possible to build skyscrapers!

    About Going Up!

    This is the fourth book in Tundra’s Great Idea Series of biographies for young readers. The story behind the invention of the elevator is one that all young children can relate to! The previous books in the series have been well reviewed, and this new book will be equally compelling.
     
    A short, fully illustrated biography in the award-winning GREAT IDEA SERIES, about the man who invented the elevator – Elijah Otis. The man who enabled the hi-rise, and other feats of modern architecture.

    About Going Up!

    This is the fourth book in Tundra’s Great Idea Series of biographies for young readers. The story behind the invention of the elevator is one that all young children can relate to! The previous books in the series have been well reviewed, and this new book will be equally compelling.
     
    A short, fully illustrated biography in the award-winning GREAT IDEA SERIES, about the man who invented the elevator – Elijah Otis. The man who enabled the hi-rise, and other feats of modern architecture.

    About Monica Kulling

    Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria. Monica is the author of over 50 books for children, including the popular Great Idea series, stories of inventors. The third… More about Monica Kulling

    About David Parkins

    Tundra’s David Parkins is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty children’s books. He began his career at Dyfed College of Art in Wales, studying wildlife illustration. He then went to Lincoln College of Art for three years, and has been… More about David Parkins

    About Monica Kulling

    Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria. Monica is the author of over 50 books for children, including the popular Great Idea series, stories of inventors. The third… More about Monica Kulling

    About David Parkins

    Tundra’s David Parkins is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty children’s books. He began his career at Dyfed College of Art in Wales, studying wildlife illustration. He then went to Lincoln College of Art for three years, and has been… More about David Parkins

    About Monica Kulling

    Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria. Monica is the author of over 50 books for children, including the popular Great Idea series, stories of inventors. The third… More about Monica Kulling

    About David Parkins

    Tundra’s David Parkins is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty children’s books. He began his career at Dyfed College of Art in Wales, studying wildlife illustration. He then went to Lincoln College of Art for three years, and has been… More about David Parkins

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Apr 08, 2014 | 32 Pages | 8 x 10 | 5-8 years | ISBN 9781770495166

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction

    Hardcover | $17.95
    Published by Tundra Books
    Oct 09, 2012 | 32 Pages | 8 x 10 | 5-8 years | ISBN 9781770492400

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Oct 09, 2012 | 32 Pages | 5-8 years | ISBN 9781770493674

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    Praise

      “… In his realistic, fine-lined illustrations, Parkins … captures the narrative’s broad, high-energy tone in images of the inventor with eyes bulging, mouth wide open and arms flung out wildly during various Eureka! moments….”
    —Kirkus Reviews

    “Kulling gives lesser-known inventor Elisha Otis a lift in this latest entry into the Great Idea series…. [T]his picture-book biography gives a lively account of Otis’ world-changing invention. Caricatured expressions set against detailed backdrops add playfulness to the informative text.”
    —Booklist

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