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Great Ideas series is a fabulous introduction for all ages to a variety of inventors, Making Contact! covers a betterknown inventor than most of them, but it is still a solid introduction for kids in need of basic information, Although I've enjoyed Richard Rudnicki's work elsewhere, I didn't love it here and have preferred some of the other artists from the series, but it still did the job in a cute way that was easy to absorb.
Definitely recommended! The story of Marconi and how he invented radio, Great picture book introduction to Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless telegraph process, It left us wanting to know more, I love picture book biographies and this series from Canadian author Monica Kulling is one of my favourites, This time she features someone more wellknown than in the previous books but the invention will be unusual to children of today and yet it will show them the simple beginnings of today's "wireless" technology.
Marconi's story is not particularly exciting but it shows the determination of someone who studied for the joy of it as a child at home, with tutors and who had perseverance as a young man to realize the dreams he believed in even when they are slow to be fulfilled.
This book brings with it a new illustrator to the series and I just loved Rudnicki's attention to style and detail, especially the patterns and designs on clothing and fabric.
Another satisfying entry in the Great Ideas series! This nonfiction book is a great piece of literature to read to you students when talking about the Industrial Revolution.
This being because the telephone was one of the most important inventions of that time period, This is also a great book to read to your students when they're at that age of being curious of their abilities,   The fifth book in Tundra's Great Idea Series, Making Contact! tells the story of Guglielmo Marconi, who became the father of wireless communication,

     As a boy, Marconi loved science and invention, Born inin Bologna, Italy, to a wealthy family, Marconi grew up surrounded by books in his father's library, He was fascinated with radio waves and learned Morse code, the language of the telegraph, A retired telegraph operator taught him how to tap messages on the telegraph machine, At the age of twenty, Marconi realized that no one had invented a wireless telegraph, Determined to find a way to use radio waves to send wireless messages, Marconi found his calling, And, thanks to his persistence, on December,, for the first time ever, a wireless signal traveled between two continents, The rest is history.

     Monica Kulling's playful, informative text, combined with the compelling illustrations of artist Richard Rudnicki, bring an amazing inventor and his times to life, Monica Kulling has now created her fifth wonderful book in the awardwinning "Great Idea Series," for children ages, I wish these books were available when my children were young, since they make scientists, inventors and thinkers into real, everyday people, "Making Contact: Marconi Goes Wireless", tells the fascinating story of Guglielmo GooleELmo Marconi, a great Italian inventor, whose hero was Benjamin Franklin, We learn that as a young boy Marconi loved science and invention, and his favourite story was of Benjamin Franklin's famous "kite and key" experiment, We also learn that Marconi wasn't a good student in school, but he had an active mind and was curious about everything, His parents hired tutors for him, and he soon became fascinated with Morse Code, which he learned from a retired telegraph operator, This turned into a Eureka moment in the Italian Alps when he was twenty: could he find a way to use radio waves to send wireless messages The rest is history, culminating in the oceanspanning three Morse code taps, sent from Cornwall, England and received on Signal Hill, St.
John's, Newfoundland, on December,.
I really enjoyed learning about Marconi's Italian childhood, I also liked the littleknown facts in this book, particularly the story of Queen Victoria, who hired Marconi to set up a wireless receiver so she could get daily health updates on her sick son, Albert, who was out at sea.
Children will enjoy the lively art by Richard Rudnicki, and the fascinating story of Marconi, but more than that, they'll likely be wondering what they can invent themselves.
This is the story of Guglielmo Marconi and his exciting and important invention of the first wireless messaging the telegraph in the's, Nicely illustrated. Monica Kullings newest book, Making Contact! Marconi Goes Wireless, is the fifth book in Tundras Great Ideas series, Guglielmo Marconi, born in, was also fascinated with Morse code, the language of the telegraph, as well as electric storms and Benjamin Franklin, By age twenty, he was determined to be the first to find a way to use radio waves to send wireless messages, No one believed it was possible,

Monicas poetic narrative a hallmark of all her books breathes life to this character as she explores the thematic values of determination and persistence.
So of course he invests the wireless telegraph, and at age, But his story was just beginning, Demonstrating his invention around England, he gained the support of Queen Victoria, He built transmitters that allowed him to send messages ship to shore, Encouraged by this success, he set his sights on a much larger goal: to send a signal across the Atlantic Ocean!

Using acrylics on watercolor paper, Richard Rudnickis characters are full of the same energy.
His sweeping landscapes are particularly striking, The middle double page spread of the Newfoundland coastline, with its cold grey colors, whirling storm clouds, and the bright dot of a kite flying in the wind make me shiver with the same awe.


Monicas endnote brings the full measure of the power of the wireless telegraph, As the unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg, the telegraph operator sent out Morse code for help: Save Our Ship, S. O. S. If it werent for Marconis wireless telegraph, the Carpathian would not have come to the rescue of the survivors,

This book is a wonderful read aloud exploring an interesting piece of history!
This is one book in the Great Idea Series, They are written in narrative form but are full of great information about these little known inventors, Making Contact!: Marconi Goes Wireless tells the interesting story of Guglielmo Marconi, who

became known as the father of wireless communication, Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, She received a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria, Monica Kulling has published twenty six fiction and nonfiction books for children, including picture books, poetry, and biographies, She is best known for introducing biography to children just learning to read and has written about Harriet Tubman, Houdini, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Amelia Earhart among others.
Monica Kulling lives in Toronto, Canada, .