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    Alexander Graham Bell
    Alexander Graham Bell
    Alexander Graham Bell
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    Alexander Graham Bell

    By Catherine Chambers

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    This book traces the life of Alexander Graham Bell, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the invention for which he is best known: the telephone. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Bell's life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateDec 21, 2015
    ISBN9781410984449
    Alexander Graham Bell
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    Catherine Chambers

    Catherine Chambers was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and brought up in England. She has written about 130 titles for children and young adults, and enjoys seeking out intriguing facts for her nonfiction titles.

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      Book preview

      Alexander Graham Bell - Catherine Chambers

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      Contents

      Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?

      A Passion for Sound

      Learning Alone

      A Young Expert

      Tragedy and Travel

      Lucky Breaks

      A Perfect Partner

      The Magic Moment

      Triumph for the Telephone!

      Remembering Friends

      Moving On

      The Science of Nature

      Remembering Bell

      Timeline

      Glossary

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      Index

      Some words are shown in bold, like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

      Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?

      Imagine a world without instant communication. No computers, no cell phones—or any kind of telephone! This was life over 150 years ago.

      Into this world was born a remarkable man. He was fascinated by sound and how it travels. His name was Alexander Bell, and he was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bell became a famous teacher of speech, especially for the deaf. But no one could have guessed that he would invent the telephone and change the world. When he was a boy, everyone called him Aleck, so we will, too.

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