Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be (Turtleback Binding Edition)
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- Release Date:
- 1994
- ISBN-10:
- 0785735003
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About Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be (Turtleback…
Piggy banks, silly putty, potato chips and frisbees are all things that were invented by mistake. "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. Includes a bibliography. An IRA-CBC Children's Choice.
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