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Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea (Citizen Kid series)
by Elizabeth Suneby
Illustrator: Rebecca Green
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Kids Can Press
ISBN: 978-1-77138-720-0
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Solar energy, Diversity, Sustainable technology, Air pollution
In Bangladesh, Iqbal creates a solar cooker, to both help his mother and win the science fair. Color pencil and digital illustrations. Note, project instructions, and glossary.