Mistakes That Worked : 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be (Hardcover)
by Charlotte Foltz Jones and John O'Brien

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  Mistakes That Worked (Paperback)
  Published 1994-06-01
  Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers		$8.60 107 copies from $2.99
 
 
 
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From Frisbees to X-Rays, Post-It Notes to penicillin, here are the fascinating stories behind the accidental inventions of 40 things, including Coca-Cola, potato chips, Silly Putty, the Slinky, and many other familiar items. An IRA/CBC Children's Choice. 40 full-color cartoons.

 
 
 
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  • ISBN-13: 9780785735007
  • ISBN-10: 0785735003
  • Publisher: Turtleback Books
  • Publish Date: May 1994
  • Page Count: 96
  • Reading Level: Ages 9-12

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