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

by Charlotte Fol Jones

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ISBN13: 9780385320436
ISBN10: 0385320434
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Publisher Comments:

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.

Review:

"Jones gathers together in a splendid book that is as informative as it is entertaining. Jones has great fun with facts, dredging up plenty in a lively, anecdotal account that recollects the oddball origins of a variety of foods, clothing, toys, and devices....A gem of a book."--Booklist, starred review.
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ISBN:
9780385320436
Subtitle:
40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be
ill.:
O'Brien, John
Illustrator:
Obrien, John
Author:
illustrated by John O'Brien
Author:
Jones, Charlotte
Author:
Jones, Charlotte Foltz
Author:
O'Brien, John
Publisher:
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Location:
New York
Subject:
Juvenile literature
Subject:
Science & Technology
Subject:
Juveniles
Subject:
Inventions
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Technical
Subject:
Science & Technology - Inventions & Discoveries
Subject:
History
Subject:
Discoveries in science
Copyright:
1991
Series Volume:
#H98-10
Publication Date:
May 1994
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
, Yes
Pages:
96
Dimensions:
8.06x8.01x.34 in. .51 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12
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