Eli Whitney
(from the Lives and Times series)

Eli Whitney is best known for his cotton gin. But what was his childhood like? What did he do before starting his company? How can we find out more about him? Read this book to find out.

Author: M.C. Hall
Size: 7 7/8 x 8 15/16 • Copyright: 2004 • Publisher: Heinemann • Pages: 32
Subjects: Primary Technology
Features: Primary Source
Title ISBN: 9781403453334 (1403453330) • Price: $7.99
6-Pack ISBN: 9781403453419 (1403453411) • Price: $47.94
• Guided Reading Level: N

• AR Level: 3.7 • AR Points: 0.5 • AR Quiz Number: 77965

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Also available in hardcover at Heinemann-Raintree Library

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Series Contents / Information

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Lives and Times
Great minds not only think alike, they can influence young minds to better understand their world. Each of these carefully researched biographies of inspirational men and women is supported by a variety of primary source material—newspaper clippings, family photographs, and correspondence—designed to inform as well as to encourage young readers to take on their own investigations.

ISBN: 9781403463708 (1403463700) • Price: $167.79

Includes the following 21 titles: Asa Candler, Ben Cohen, Benjamin Franklin, Dr. Seuss, Edwin Binney, Eli Whitney, Florence Nightingale, George Eastman, H.J. Heinz, Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, J. L. Kraft, Levi Strauss, Madam C.J. Walker, Martin Luther King Jr., Milton Hershey, Ray Kroc, Robert Fulton, The Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, William Wrigley Jr.