Marvelous Mattie : how Margaret E. Knight became an inventor /
Emily Arnold McCully.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
- [32] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
School Library Journal, February 2006 Horn Book Starred, March 2006 Pub Weekly, January 2006 Booklist, February 2006 New York Times, April 2006 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2006
Describes inventor Margaret E. Knight's childhood, explaining how her interest in mechanical innovations began, and tells the story of her invention of a paper bag maker and her legal battle for the patent after someone stole her idea.
3.1 K-3 Follett Library Resources
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Knight, Margaret E., 1838-1914 --Juvenile literature. Knight, Margaret E., 1838-1914.