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Imaginative Inventions: The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Roller Skates, Potato Chips, Marbles,

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Have you ever wondered how chewing gum was invented? Or who made the first roller skates? Or why there are piggy banks rather than doggy banks? Imaginative Inventions answers all of these questions and tells the fascinating stories behind these, as well as potato chips, eyeglasses, doughnuts, high-heeled shoes, the wheelbarrow, marbles, the vacuum cleaner, animal crackers, and more. Written in verse and with illustrations full of offbeat characters and quirky details, this book invites young readers inside the minds of great inventors and encourages them to think imaginatively.

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BrandLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub dateSep 1, 2001
ISBN-100316347256
ISBN-139780316347259
Hardcover32.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions11.3 × 0.55 × 8.85 in
Weight1 lb
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