<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Arranged in alphabetical order with anecdotal, fun-to-read text, this fascinating book is packed with the stories behind over 100 inventions. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Discover the extraordinary stories behind everyday things! </b> <p/>Did you know that the ice cream sundae was invented because of a law forbidding the sale of ice cream on Sundays? Or that the first motorcycle was really just a tricycle with a motor? Would you believe that Mickey Mouse started out as a rabbit? Arranged in alphabetical order with anecdotal, fun-to-read text, this fascinating book is packed with the stories behind these and over 100 more inventions. <p/>[An] entertaining volume of trivia. --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Jones's titles convey cohesive ideas about the importance of accidental discoveries.--<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>Readers learn that some dice were loaded in ancient Egypt; that baseball caps evolved from imitations of Civil War military hats; that flyswatters must have holes to be effective; that some inventions might have flopped without a push in the public-relations department. Such stories are well-suited to sharing.--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Don L. Wulffson is the author of more than forty books, including <b>Point Blank, The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle, Future Fright</b>, and <b>The Upside-Down Ship</b>. He lives in Northridge, California.
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