| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
78 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
|
age Children |
| Physical Medium |
regular print |
| Note |
"A Doubleday Book for Young Readers." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-78) and index. |
| Summary |
Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro. |
| Contents |
Tummy Fillers -- Brown 'n Serve Rolls -- Cheese -- Chocolate Chip Cookies -- Coca-Cola -- Doughnut Holes -- Fudge -- Ice Cream Cone -- Maple Syrup -- Popsicles -- Potato Chips -- Sandwiches -- Tea -- Tea Bags -- Doctor, Doctor -- Aspirin -- Dog Guides for Blind People -- Penicillin -- X Rays -- Fun, Fun, Fun -- The Frisbee Disc -- Piggy Bank -- Silly Putty -- Slinky -- All Kinds of Accidental Things -- Bricks -- Glass -- Glassblowing -- Safety Glass -- Ivory Soap -- Paper Towels -- Post-it Notes -- Vulcanization of Rubber -- Scotchgard -- Where in the World -- Bangor, Maine -- Jellico, Tennessee -- Leaning Tower of Pisa -- Nome, Alaska -- South Dakota: Jog in the Boundary -- What They Wear -- Cinderella's Glass Slipper -- VELCRO -- Leotards -- Levi's Jeans -- Trouser Cuffs -- The National Inventors Hall of Fame. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
| Subject |
Inventions -- Juvenile literature.
|
|
Inventions. |
| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works.
|
| Added Author |
O'Brien, John, 1953- illustrator.
|
| ISBN |
0385262469 |
|
9780385262460 |
|
0385320434 (paperback) |
|
9780385320436 (paperback) |
|
1413199275 |
|
9781413199277 |
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