The Day-Glo Brothers by Chris Barton
Brothers Joe and Bob Switzer are quite different. Bob is the studious brother who wants to be a doctor, while Joe is a dreamer who loves magic. Together they mix science and imagination and create a whole new kind of color--one that glows. This bright new biography tells the true story of the inventors of Day-Glo colors.
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Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize by Kathy-jo Wargin
Alfred Nobel was the man who founded what became known as The Nobel Prizes. Nobel also invented dynamite, becoming very wealthy from his invention. Saddened by its use for harmful destruction, Nobel left his fortune to create yearly prizes for those whohave rendered the greatest services to mankind