SuitabookThe first telephone
Chambers, Catherine
- Reading
- Use the contents headings to choose a section that interests your child, then pause at the quiz or information pages to talk through what they have learnt and what they would like to check.
- Themes
- Invention and competing claims: Bell and Watson work on a transmitter for spoken messages while Gray and other inventors are also submitting patents. The competitive framing is clear, but the book’s judgement about credit or fairness cannot be determined.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes competing inventors and patent submissions; you could discuss how the book describes their respective contributions.