Mistakes that worked / Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien.
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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Inventions > Juvenile literature. Inventions. |
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- 23 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | JUV 609 JON (Text) | 37810435620876 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bDoubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, ‡c1991. | |
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