📖 Genius Inventions from Ancient China: Fireworks, Paper, Kites, Compasses, and Other Extraordinary Objects
✍️ Authors: Susan Hayes & Christopher Lloyd
🎨 Illustrators: Terri Po & Mal Fisher
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What a fantastic learning tool! I absolutely loved how this book was organized, starting with a visual table of contents that makes exploring different inventions easy and engaging. Each invention gets its own illustrated breakdown, complete with descriptions and important components. And the quizzes at the end of each chapter? Such a fun way to reinforce what you’ve learned!

I was surprised to discover that this book covers more than just inventions, including buildings, bridges, and processes. While I already knew China was responsible for things like paper, kites, and tangrams, I had no idea about the history of playing cards, board games, and banquets! As a middle school teacher living in Las Vegas, I found the playing cards especially fascinating.

My only real challenge was a few formatting issues, including off-center numbers and some pixelated photos. But I know those will all get taken care of prior to the official release. Otherwise, this is a wonderful educational resource that I could absolutely see myself using in my classroom. In fact, we’re studying China right now!

📚 Age Range: 8–12 years
📄 Page Count: 192
📅 Release Date: 01/05/27

Special thanks to Publisher Spotlight and NetGalley for providing me this ARC.