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53 pp.
| Philomel |
September, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-399-23593-0$$16.99
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
David Small.
St. George's breezy text introduces fifty inventors, a cursory treatment that reveals little about inventors, inventions, or a sense of inventiveness as a whole. Small's caricatures are clever and humorous but lack the multilayered sophistication so evident in the pair's So You Want to Be President? On the other hand, his recurring artistic theme, that there is dignity in the work one does, is nicely realized. Bib.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2002