Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press

by Diana Childress

Book Overview

Can one invention really change the world? Before the mid-fifteenth century, books were printed by hand, making them rare and expensive. Reading and learning remained a privilege of the wealthy--until... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822575205
• ISBN13: 9780822575207
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12