ISBN: 9780385320436
Editorial: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Autor: Jones, Charlotte
Año de edición: 1994
N° Paginas: 96
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: 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. From Publishers Weekly Droll cartoons illustrate the stories behind the invention of such everyday items as Silly Putty, trouser cuffs, popsicles and penicillin. Ages 8-up. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. 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. -- 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. From the Publisher 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. From the Inside Flap 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. From the Back Cover "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.
- Idioma: Inglés
- Envío: Desde EE. UU.
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