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Bombardier's Dream Machine
By OLDER, Jules
- ISBN
- 978-1-58089-334-3 978-1-58089-335-0
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 3–6—Joseph-Armand Bombardier was a gifted mechanic and inventor who received his first patent in 1937. Beginning with the dire situation of a sick child, snow, and no way to get to the doctor, Older introduces the man who invented the s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
This accessible biography of snowmobile inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier opens with his two-year-old son feverish and needing a way to the hospital t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on March 1, 2012
An absorbing narrative that covers a unique topic. The dramatic opening chapter immediately immerses readers in Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s life. Jules Older clearly portrays Bombardier’s lifelong interest in mechanics and invention with lively anecdotes. Bombardier built a miniature cannon at age fourteen that exploded “With a bang that rocked the town.” A year later, he created his first snow vehicle: “In a word it was dangerous.” And at age seventeen, he worked on a ca...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
