Listen Up!: Alexander Graham Bell's Talking Machine [Paperback]

IT'S 1876 AND THE whole country is celebrating the 100th birthday of the United States. The biggest party is in Philadelphia at the World's Fair, where the latest and greatest inventions are on display for all to see. Alexander Graham Bell is headed to the fair to demonstrate his invention - a talking machine he calls the telephone. But will anyone come to see him at the world's most important science fair? And more importantly, will his machinework? This Step 3 reader celebrates the resilient, quirky spirit of inventors.Monica Kulling has published many books for children, including a number of our Step into Reading titles. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Richard Walz is the illustrator of many popular SiRs includingBabe Ruth Saves BaseballandBen Franklin and the Magic Squares.US