{"product_id":"margaret-knight-girl-inventor-9780692246122","title":"Margaret Knight: Girl Inventor","description":"During the mid-1800s, thousands of girls and boys worked all day, six days a week, in textile mills around the country. One of the biggest mills was Amoskeag, in New Hampshire. This was the mill where young Margaret Knight and her family worked. Like her coworkers, Margaret was deeply troubled by the dangerous looms and deadly accidents that occurred so often. Margaret determined to invent something to make the looms safer. But in 1850, it wasn't easy for a twelve-year-old girl to prove she could make a difference. This story of a brave girl inventor was a 2002 National Council of Social Studies\/Children's Book Council Notable Trade Book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanne Friar, Marlene Targ Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mtb Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692246122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarlene Targ Brill is author of 69 award-winning books. Most are nonfiction or at least based on fact, such as Margaret's story. Brill writes about everything from tooth fairies to the Underground Railroad to children with special needs. But her favorite stories are about real children from history, real events in their lives, and how the events changed lives of others. To learn more about Brill's other books or contact her for presentations, check out her website at marlenetargbrill.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mtb Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40094047830131,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b9588fbf-1cc2-484d-b94b-60c54cf46259.jpg?v=1652883906","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/margaret-knight-girl-inventor-9780692246122","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}