Overview

"Discover the extraordinary stories behind everyday things! Did you know that the ice cream sundae was invented because of a law forbidding the sale of ice cream on Sundays? Or that the first motorcycle was really just a tricycle with a motor? Would you believe that Mickey Mouse started out as a rabbit? Arranged in alphabetical order with anecdotal, fun-to-read text, this fascinating book is packed with the stories behind these and over 100 more inventions. "" An entertaining volume of trivia."" --Kirkus Reviews"

Full Product Details

Author:   Don L. Wulffson
Publisher:   Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:   Puffin
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   0.113kg
ISBN:  

9780141302041

ISBN 10:   0141302046
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   01 March 1999
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Jones's titles convey cohesive ideas about the importance of accidental discoveries. -- School Library Journal Readers learn that some dice were loaded in ancient Egypt; that baseball caps evolved from imitations of Civil War military hats; that flyswatters must have holes to be effective; that some inventions might have flopped without a push in the public-relations department. Such stories are well-suited to sharing. -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Information

Don L. Wulffson is the author of more than forty books, including Point Blank, The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle, Future Fright, and The Upside-Down Ship. He lives in Northridge, California.

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