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Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be - Softcover

Charlotte Foltz Jones

 
9780385320436: Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0385320434 ISBN 13: 9780385320436
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2013

Synopsis

Popsicles, potato chips, Silly Putty, Velcro, and many other familiar things have fascinating stories behind them. In fact, dozens of products and everyday items had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. Mistakes That Worked offers forty of these unusual tales, along with hilarious cartoons and weird and amazing facts. Readers will be surprised and inspired!

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About the Author

CHARLOTTE FOLTZ JONES was an author of award-winning nonfiction books for children, as well as numerous magazine articles. <p/>JOHN O'BRIEN is a frequent contributor to the New Yorker magazine and has illustrated many popular children's books.

From the Back Cover

Piggy banks, silly putty, potato chips and frisbees are all things that were invented by mistake.
Includes a bibliography. An IRA-CBC Children's Choice.

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Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0385320434
ISBN 13 
9780385320436
Binding
Paperback
Illustrator
John O'Brien
Number of pages
96