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Mistakes that worked / Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien.

Jones, Charlotte Foltz, (author.). O'Brien, John, 1953- (illustrator.).

Summary:

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385262460
  • ISBN: 0385262469
  • ISBN: 9780385320436
  • ISBN: 0385320434
  • Physical Description: 78 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, 1991.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Doubleday Book for Young Readers."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-78) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Tummy Fillers 1 -- Brown 'n Serve Rolls 2 -- Cheese 2 -- Chocolate Chip Cookies 5 -- Coca-Cola 8 -- Doughnut Holes 10 -- Fudge 12 -- Ice Cream Cone 13 -- Maple Syrup 15 -- Popsicles 17 -- Potato Chips 19 -- Sandwiches 20 -- Tea 22 -- 2. Doctor, Doctor 26 -- Aspirin 26 -- Dog Guides for Blind People 28 -- Penicillin 30 -- X Rays 32 -- 3. Fun, Fun, Fun 35 -- Frisbee Disc 35 -- Piggy Bank 36 -- Silly Putty 38 -- Slinky 40 -- 4. All Kinds of Accidental Things 41 -- Bricks 42 -- Glass 44 -- Ivory Soap 46 -- Paper Towels 48 -- Post-it Notes 51 -- Vulcanization of Rubber 51 -- Scotchgard 55 -- 5. Where in the World 56 -- Bangor, Maine 56 -- Jellico, Tennessee 58 -- Leaning Tower of Pisa 58 -- Nome, Alaska 60 -- South Dakota: Jog in the Boundary 62 -- 6. What They Wear 66 -- Cinderella's Glass Slipper 66 -- VELCRO 68 -- Leotards 70 -- Levi's Jeans 71 -- Trouser Cuffs 72 -- National Inventors Hall of Fame 75.
Target Audience Note:
1040L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.8 2 159342.

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