Bibliograph

Mistakes that worked, Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien

Type

Label

Mistakes that worked, Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-78) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mistakes that worked

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

4111164720169191

Responsibility statement

Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien

Summary

Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro

Table Of Contents

Tummy Fillers -- Brown 'n Serve Rolls -- Cheese -- Chocolate Chip Cookies -- Coca-Cola -- Doughnut Holes -- Fudge -- Ice Cream Cone -- Maple Syrup -- Popsicles -- Potato Chips -- Sandwiches -- Tea -- Doctor, Doctor -- Aspirin -- Dog Guides for Blind People -- Penicillin -- X Rays -- Fun, Fun, Fun -- The Frisbee Disc -- Piggy Bank -- Silly Putty -- Slinky -- All Kinds of Accidental Things -- Bricks -- Glass -- Ivory Soap -- Paper Towels -- Post-it Notes -- Vulcanization of Rubber -- Scotchgard -- Where in the World -- Bangor, Maine -- Jellico, Tennessee -- Leaning Tower of Pisa -- Nome, Alaska -- South Dakota: Jog in the Boundary -- What They Wear -- Cinderella's Glass Slipper -- VELCRO -- Leotards -- Levi's Jeans -- Trouser Cuffs -- The National Inventors Hall of Fame

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor