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Books > Children's & Educational > Social studies > Sociology & social issues > Work & industry / world of work
Dreams - sometimes they change the world, sometimes they just plain
fall through. Over the course of a weekend at grandpa's farm near
Luverne, Minnesota, 14-year-old Josh Lindstrom gets in touch with
his dreams as they spend their time inventing, and grandpa relates
the stories of some of the great Minnesota inventors. Success,
however, does not come easily. So, is there anything to be learned
from the inventors that preceded them, especially those of the
aptly named Greatest Generation? Josh and his grandpa discover
together that when it comes to dreams of inventing, failure is
okay. As Minnesota inventor Earl Bakken had said, "Failure is
closer to success than inaction." Some surprises are revealed along
the way, and the unexpected ending soars with a heartfelt and
compelling, once-in-a-lifetime, encounter. An appendix featuring
profiles of the Minnesota 80 serves as a resource of the state's
key inventors.
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