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Handsome oil paintings enliven this picture book biography about the little-known inventor who inspired the phrase "the real McCoy". Young readers meet Elijah McCoy and discover how he invented the lawn sprinkler, the rubber heel on a shoe, and more. "A striking introduction to one of the first and most successful African-American inventors".--Booklist, starred review.Towle, Wendy is the author of 'Real McCoy The Life of an African-American Inventor' with ISBN 9780590481021 and ISBN 0590481029.
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