The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: And Other Surprising Stories about Inventions
Don L. Wulffson
(Author)
Description
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. "[An] entertaining volume of trivia". "Kirkus Reviews"
Product Details
Price
$6.99
$6.50
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publish Date
March 01, 1999
Pages
128
Dimensions
5.04 X 7.68 X 0.34 inches | 0.23 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780141302041
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About the Author
Don L. Wulffson is the author of more than forty books, including Point Blank, The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle, Future Fright, and The Upside-Down Ship. He lives in Northridge, California.
Reviews
"Jones's titles convey cohesive ideas about the importance of accidental discoveries."--School Library Journal "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."--Kirkus Reviews
