She has published over 30 books for children, including picture books, adaptations of classic novels, movie tie-ins, and biographies.

Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, BC and received a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. 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. 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. 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. She loved to make things with wood and made the best kites and sleds in town. Known as Mattie, she was different from most American girls living in 1850. The third book in the series introduces the fascinating Margaret Knight. Dr.Tundra’s Great Idea Series is comprised of biographies of inventors for early readers.Diary of a Wimpy Kid – book about the making of the movie.“Give Me Back My Dad!” is classic Munsch.uKloo – great literacy game for new readers.Teaching Kids News – kid-friendly news that kids gobble up!.Rory’s Story Cubes – for fun and literacy.Or, at the very least, get him thinking about paper bags a little differently. It’s a book that can open up a really interesting dialogue with your kid. (Before that, we learn, “bags” were simply scrunched-up cones of paper.) While Knight starts out simply trying to solve a problem, kids will be amazed when she comes up against the “how can a woman be an inventor?!” mindset of the day. Kids will enjoy reading about how she invented something we all take for granted: a flat-bottomed paper bag. In The Bag! tells the real-life story of American Margaret Knight who, in the mid-1800s, became an inventor. Third, it’s a biography–a great way to introduce the genre. It teaches a young generation-that sometimes can’t believe that women were ever discriminated against in North America-about women’s struggle for equality. Here is a lovely, empowering book you should read with your kid for a couple of reasons.įirst, it’s a terrific book, a good story with wonderful illustrations.

In the Bag! by Monica Kulling