Mistakes that worked

The greatest discoveries are made outside the classroom! Learn all about mistakes that changed the world with this collection of the strange stories behind everyday inventions! It's no accident that you'll love this book! SANDWICHES came about when an English earl was too busy gambling to eat his meal and needed to keep one hand free. POTATO CHIPS were first cooked by a chef who was furious…

Plastic

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

1932889531

Collation

24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Series Title

I Know That!

Call Number

620.1 LLE

How is a pencil made?

Who makes pencils? What is a pencil made from? How does a pencil reach a store? This book shows how raw materials are put together to make a pencil.

How is a bicycle made?

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

1403466378

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Series Title

How Are Things Made?

Call Number

620.1 ROY

Metal

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781599200033

Collation

30 pages : illustration ; 27 cm

Series Title

How We Use Materials

Call Number

620.1 STO

Paper

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

193288954X

Collation

24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Series Title

I Know That!

Call Number

620.1 LLE

Wood

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

0822546183

Collation

23 pages : illustration ; 18 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

620.1 MIT

Metal

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

0736825126

Collation

24 pages : illustration ; 21 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

620.1 KRA

Early humans

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9780756610678

Collation

72 pages : illustration ; 28 cm

Series Title

Eyewitness

Call Number

930.1 EAR

Easter Island : giant stone statues tell of a rich and tragic past

Explains how archeologists and other scientists and scholars have pieced together a history of Easter Island by studying its natural resources, listening to family stories and Polynesian legends, and examining the statues and other clues the people left behind. Reprint.