afro8921's review
4.0
Garret Morgan was truly unstoppable. And we have roller coasters, stop lights, and subways because of his ingenuity. And he did all of this while living in a system that was definitely designed to keep him from succeeding.
panda_incognito's review
5.0
This picture book biography is phenomenal. I was familiar with parts of Garrett Morgan's story, mainly his invention of traffic signals, but there was a lot that I didn't know about his life and other work, including his early design for what eventually became a gas mask, his rescue efforts during the Cleveland Waterworks tunnel disaster, and his joint business ventures with his wife, a German immigrant. The book notes that Ohio was the first state to legalize inter-racial marriage, which I also didn't know.
This book has great illustrations, a solid historical note in the back, and genuinely suspenseful elements that make for exciting reading. I would recommend this to kids, teens, and adults, especially if they are interested in Black history, inventors' life stories, or Ohio history.
This book has great illustrations, a solid historical note in the back, and genuinely suspenseful elements that make for exciting reading. I would recommend this to kids, teens, and adults, especially if they are interested in Black history, inventors' life stories, or Ohio history.
mzrachelsuperlibarian's review
5.0
This book is well written and entertaining. The images are fantastic. Also, I was enraptured with the story of Garrett Morgan who I had never heard of before I picked up this book. Who knew one person was responsible for so many inventions?
afro75's review
4.0
Garret Morgan was truly unstoppable. And we have roller coasters, stop lights, and subways because of his ingenuity. And he did all of this while living in a system that was definitely designed to keep him from succeeding.
authorlibrarianrachel's review
5.0
This book is well written and entertaining. The images are fantastic. Also, I was enraptured with the story of Garrett Morgan who I had never heard of before I picked up this book. Who knew one person was responsible for so many inventions?
erine's review
5.0
Garrett Morgan's personal motto was similar to the entire concept behind [b:We're Going on a Bear Hunt|201126|We're Going on a Bear Hunt|Michael Rosen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388274854l/201126._SX50_.jpg|1974395]: can't go around it, can't go over it, have to go through it. And that's how he treated each obstacle in his way. With diligence and ingenuity, Morgan solves the problems before him: how to help his sharecropper parents, how to fix the sewing machines at the factory he helps clean, how to help firefighters breathe while rescuing people from fires. Garrett Morgan, as a person, is a fascinating subject.
Extensive backmatter offers more context and detail. A timeline, a bibliography, and a few photographs. The illustrations are gorgeous, too. Richly colored, the closeup scenes have a warm, sketched quality and the faraway scenes are muted impressionistic backgrounds.
This is a person you should know, and this biography offers a decent introduction.
Extensive backmatter offers more context and detail. A timeline, a bibliography, and a few photographs. The illustrations are gorgeous, too. Richly colored, the closeup scenes have a warm, sketched quality and the faraway scenes are muted impressionistic backgrounds.
This is a person you should know, and this biography offers a decent introduction.
mchernesky's review
5.0
I read this to my 5th grade class and plan to use it as a read aloud with future classes!
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