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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
ANSWERS THE CALL By Mary Ann Fraser Published by Charlesbridge, 2017 ISBN# 978-1-58089-721-1 "Calling out to history buffs and scientists, this will inspire young inventors." Kirkus, June 19 2017 *A Junior Library Guild Selection* |
Well before Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, Aleck (as his family called him) was a curious boy, interested in how and why he was able to hear the world all around him. His father was a speech therapist who invented the Visible Alphabet and his mother was hearing impaired, which only made Aleck even more fascinated by sound vibration and modes of communication.
Naturally inquisitive and inclined to test his knowledge, young Aleck was the perfect person to grow up in the Age of Invention. As a kid he toyed with sound vibrations and began a life of inventing.
This in-depth look at the life and inspiration of the brilliant man who invented the telephone is sure to fire up the imaginations of young readers who question why and how things work.
Driven by curiosity and an eagerness to help others, Aleck became a teacher for the deaf. His eventual invention of the telephone proved that he never stopped thinking big or experimenting with sound.
Naturally inquisitive and inclined to test his knowledge, young Aleck was the perfect person to grow up in the Age of Invention. As a kid he toyed with sound vibrations and began a life of inventing.
This in-depth look at the life and inspiration of the brilliant man who invented the telephone is sure to fire up the imaginations of young readers who question why and how things work.
Driven by curiosity and an eagerness to help others, Aleck became a teacher for the deaf. His eventual invention of the telephone proved that he never stopped thinking big or experimenting with sound.
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*ACTIVITY GUIDE
AUTHOR BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bruce, Robert V., Bell: Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude, London: Cornell University Press, 1973.
Feinstein, Stephen, Alexander Graham Bell: The Genius Behind the Phone, Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.,2008.
Ford, Carin T., Alexander Graham Bell, Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc. 2002.
Gray, Charlotte, Reluctant Genius, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: HarperCollins, 2006.
Grosvenor, Edwin S. and Morgan Wesson, Alexander Graham Bell: The Life and Times of the Man Who Invented the Telephone, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1997
Haven, Kendall, Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor and Visionary, New York, NY: Franklin Watts, 2003.
Fisher, Leonard Everett, Alexander Graham Bell, New York, NY: Atheneum, 1999.
MacLeod, Elizabeth, Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life, Toronto, ON, Canada: Kids Can Press, 1999.
Pasachoff, Naomi, Alexander Graham Bell, Making Connections, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Schuman, Michael A., Alexander Graham Bell Inventor and Teacher, Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc. 1999.
Biographer Edwin Grosvenor’s site about Alexander Graham Bell – http://www.alecbell.org
Library of Congress’ collection of historical documents by and about Bell –http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr002.html and http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bellhtml/bellhome.htmlAbout
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION
Alexander Graham Bell – http://www.alexandergrahambell.org
Alexander Graham Bel’s life while in Canada – http://www.fitzgeraldstudio.com/html/bell/theman.html
The Alexander Graham Bell Institute – http://bell.uccb.ns.ca
Library of Congress – http://www.loc.gov/spcoil/026.html and http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/alexander-graham-bell/file.html
A recording of Alexander Graham Bell's Voice: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/us-usa-bell-voice-idUSBRE93S0S120130430
PLACES TO VISIT
UNITED STATES
Washington, D.C.
Explorers Hall at the National Geographic Society
Features the many expeditions funded by the National Geographic Society of which Alexander Graham Bell was once president.
(202) 857-7588
National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
Features exhibits on the history of flight.
National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution
Display about Bell’s invention of the telephone.
CANADA
Ontario
Bell’s Homestead, Brantford
Alec Bell’s home as a young boy. The exhibit includes exhibits about the invention of the telephone. (519) 756-6220
The Henderson House
Next door to the Bell Atlantic building, this house is the site of Canada’s first telephone business office.
Nova Scotia
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck
A museum dedicated to Bell’s life and inventions. (902) 295-2069
Bruce, Robert V., Bell: Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude, London: Cornell University Press, 1973.
Feinstein, Stephen, Alexander Graham Bell: The Genius Behind the Phone, Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.,2008.
Ford, Carin T., Alexander Graham Bell, Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc. 2002.
Gray, Charlotte, Reluctant Genius, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: HarperCollins, 2006.
Grosvenor, Edwin S. and Morgan Wesson, Alexander Graham Bell: The Life and Times of the Man Who Invented the Telephone, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1997
Haven, Kendall, Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor and Visionary, New York, NY: Franklin Watts, 2003.
Fisher, Leonard Everett, Alexander Graham Bell, New York, NY: Atheneum, 1999.
MacLeod, Elizabeth, Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life, Toronto, ON, Canada: Kids Can Press, 1999.
Pasachoff, Naomi, Alexander Graham Bell, Making Connections, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Schuman, Michael A., Alexander Graham Bell Inventor and Teacher, Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc. 1999.
Biographer Edwin Grosvenor’s site about Alexander Graham Bell – http://www.alecbell.org
Library of Congress’ collection of historical documents by and about Bell –http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr002.html and http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bellhtml/bellhome.htmlAbout
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION
Alexander Graham Bell – http://www.alexandergrahambell.org
Alexander Graham Bel’s life while in Canada – http://www.fitzgeraldstudio.com/html/bell/theman.html
The Alexander Graham Bell Institute – http://bell.uccb.ns.ca
Library of Congress – http://www.loc.gov/spcoil/026.html and http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/alexander-graham-bell/file.html
A recording of Alexander Graham Bell's Voice: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/us-usa-bell-voice-idUSBRE93S0S120130430
PLACES TO VISIT
UNITED STATES
Washington, D.C.
Explorers Hall at the National Geographic Society
Features the many expeditions funded by the National Geographic Society of which Alexander Graham Bell was once president.
(202) 857-7588
National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
Features exhibits on the history of flight.
National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution
Display about Bell’s invention of the telephone.
CANADA
Ontario
Bell’s Homestead, Brantford
Alec Bell’s home as a young boy. The exhibit includes exhibits about the invention of the telephone. (519) 756-6220
The Henderson House
Next door to the Bell Atlantic building, this house is the site of Canada’s first telephone business office.
Nova Scotia
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck
A museum dedicated to Bell’s life and inventions. (902) 295-2069
