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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 609 EAN: 9780316347259 ISBN: 0316347256 Label: Little, Brown Young Readers Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: September 01, 2001 Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Little, Brown Young Readers Related Items:
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 Rating:  - only okayThis book is not what I really expected. It's in a drawing/cartoon form. I was going to give it to my father-in-law for Christmas, but instead, will be giving it to my step-son. It does have neat inventions. Rating: - How do things get invented?Did you know that there was life before Frisbees? How long do you think doughnuts have been with us? Who wanted the first pair of eyeglasses? What about those Flat-Bottomed Paper Bags in which your parents bring home groceries? Why did the passion for chewing gum stick? Exactly how did the vacuum cleaner start sucking up dirt? Questions, questions, odd & silly answered in poems both factually & frilly! A good book to start you wondering about how ... Read More Rating:  - Creative and Stimulating!This book is a must for any parent who wants to stimulate their child's curiosity in the world--and what parent doesn't? The subject matter focuses on everyday items, but provides interesting, little-known facts about these inventions(and probably some fun, harmless fiction). Great for getting kids to start thinking creatively about where the things around them come from, and how big ideas are generated. The illustrations are cute and witty, with spectacular colors. Each invention provides a great ... Read More 
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