Mistakes That Worked (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

by Charlotte Foltz Jones

Overview

Presents the stories behind 40 things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and Velcro.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780785735007
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	04/04/2019
Edition description:	THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	502,549
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	1040L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Editorial Reviews

Droll cartoons illustrate the stories behind the invention of such everyday items as Silly Putty, trouser cuffs, popsicles and penicillin. Ages 8-up. (June)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Gr 4-6-- For those readers who feel as though they've yet to accomplish anything in life, these discoveries will come as a great relief. None of the inventions described in these pages were planned; in fact, some of the inventors had no idea they'd stumbled on something useful until years later, when their works became popular. Jones covers both patented inventions (Silly Putty, Popsicles, Coca Cola) and generic ones (bricks, donut holes, cheese). She also throws in some place names whose monikers were coined accidentally. The loony watercolor sketches and all the extras here--fun facts, recipes, and anecdotes--are perfect for browsing. This book covers material similar to that in Wulffson's The Invention of Ordinary Things (Lothrop, 1981) and Steven Caney's Invention Book (Workman, 1985), but both are without the specific slant of ``mistaken discovery.'' The only detriment to this otherwise versatile book is the cartoon stereotypes of the Eskimo, Native American, and Chinese man. --Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library

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