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Earmuffs for Everyone!
How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs (with audio recording)
Table of Contents
About The Book
When your ears are cold, you can wear earmuffs, but that wasn’t true for Chester Greenwood back in 1873. Earmuffs didn’t exist yet! But during yet another long and cold Maine winter, Chester decided to do something about his freezing ears, and he designed the first pair of ear protectors (a.k.a. earmuffs) out of wire, beaver fur, and cloth. He received a patent for his design by the time he was nineteen, and within a decade the Chester Greenwood & Company factory was producing and shipping “Champion Ear Protectors” worldwide!
But that was just the beginning of Chester’s career as a successful businessman and prolific inventor. In this fun and fact-filled picture book you can find out all about his other clever creations. The Smithsonian has declared Chester Greenwood one of America’s most outstanding inventors. And if you’re ever in Maine on December 21, be sure to don a pair of earmuffs and celebrate Chester Greenwood day!
About The Illustrator
Meghan McCarthy is the award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children, including Earmuffs for Everyone!: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs; Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton; Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum; City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male; Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse; All That Trash; and Action! A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at Meghan-McCarthy.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (January 6, 2015)
- Length: 48 pages
- ISBN13: 9781481406383
- Grades: P - 3
- Ages: 4 - 8
- Lexile ® AD720L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
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- Pre-Kindergarten
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
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- Age 4 - 8
- Lexile ® 691 - 790
- Children's Non-Fiction > Technology > Inventions
- Children's Non-Fiction > People & Places > United States > Other
- Children's Non-Fiction > People & Places > United States > General
- Children's Non-Fiction > Biography & Autobiography > General
Awards and Honors
- CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
- Kansas NEA Reading Circle List PrimaryTitle
- Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Selection Title
- Wisconsin State Reading Association's Reading List
- Eureka! Excellence in Nonfiction Award Honor Title (CA)
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Earmuffs for Everyone! Enhanced eBook 9781481406383
- Author Photo (jpg): Meghan McCarthy Photo courtesy of the author(0.1 MB)
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