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Making Contact!

Marconi Goes Wireless

Marconi Goes Wireless

Marconi Goes Wireless

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki

By Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki

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Part of Great Idea Series

Part of Great Idea Series

Part of Great Idea Series

Paperback $6.99

Aug 02, 2016 | ISBN 9781101918425 | 5-8 years

Hardcover $17.95

Sep 24, 2013 | ISBN 9781770493780 | 5-8 years

Ebook $6.99

Aug 06, 2013 | ISBN 9781770493797 | 5-8 years

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    About Making Contact!

    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 father’s 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 Kulling’s playful, informative text, combined with the compelling illustrations of artist Richard Rudnicki, bring an amazing inventor and his times to life.

    About Making Contact!

      The fifth book in Tundra’s 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 father’s 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 Kulling’s playful, informative text, combined with the compelling illustrations of artist Richard Rudnicki, bring an amazing inventor and his times to life.

    About Making Contact!

      The fifth book in Tundra’s 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 father’s 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 Kulling’s playful, informative text, combined with the compelling illustrations of artist Richard Rudnicki, bring an amazing inventor and his times to life.

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    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 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 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

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Aug 02, 2016 | 32 Pages | 8 x 10 | 5-8 years | ISBN 9781101918425

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction

    Hardcover | $17.95
    Published by Tundra Books
    Sep 24, 2013 | 32 Pages | 8 x 10 | 5-8 years | ISBN 9781770493780

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Aug 06, 2013 | 32 Pages | 5-8 years | ISBN 9781770493797

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    Praise

    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 Rudnicki’s illustrations take the readers to Marconi’s 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, Tundra’s 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

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