Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal

By Karyn Parsons

Book Overview

★ "Entertaining and informative. A fine contribution to African American creative nonfiction for young readers." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

From Karyn Parson's critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the little known story of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor who would become a hero.

Before Garrett Morgan became a successful inventor and saved countless lives with his creations, he was a little boy with a head full of ideas on how to make life better for everyone.

At a tumultuous time filled with racism and discrimination, Garrett became a prominent business man and skilled inventor who produced the traffic signal, a gas mask, and other devices still used today.

This second book from the award-winning children's film series founded by Karyn Parsons, Sweet Blackberry, comes a little-known story about a man whose talent would be a gift to the world.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316457264
• ISBN13: 9780316457262
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3