Monica Kulling’s easy-to-read text, peppered with lots of dialogue, brings an amazing, inspiring woman to life. When she died in 1914, she had ninety inventions to her name and over twenty patents, astounding accomplishments for a woman of her day. Margaret Knight devoted her life to inventing, and is best known for the clever, practical, paper bag. She loved to make things with wood and made the best kites and sleds in town.

The fourth book in the series tells the story of Elisha Otis and his elevator. Known as Mattie, she was different from most American girls living in 1850. Monica Kulling’s Great Ideas Series showcases forgotten heroes, inventors who changed the course of history but whose inventions we now take for granted: George Eastman’s first photograph, Elijah McCoy’s steam engine, and Margaret Knight’s folding paper bag. The third book in the series introduces the fascinating Margaret Knight. One day, she saw a worker get injured by a shuttle that had come loose from the giant loom, and the accident inspired her to invent a stop-motion device. Tundras Great Idea Series is comprised of biographies of inventors for early readers. Her father died when she was only three, and by the time she was twelve, she was working at the local cotton mill alongside her two older brothers. Known as Mattie, she was different from most American girls living in 1850. Monica Kulling’s easy-to-read text, peppered with lots of dialogue, brings an amazing, inspiring woman to life.Tundra’s Great Idea Series is comprised of biographies of inventors for early readers.

One day, she saw a worker get injured by a shuttle that had come loose from the giant loom, and the accident inspired her to invent a stop-motion device. Tundra’s Great Idea Series is comprised of biographies of inventors for early readers.

In the Bag! by Monica Kulling