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Mistakes That Worked

Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be | Charlotte Jones

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Popsicles, potato chips, Silly Putty, Velcro, and many other familiar things have fascinating stories behind them. In fact, dozens of products and everyday items had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. Mistakes That Worked offers forty (…more)

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Mistakes That Worked: The World's Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be | Charlotte Foltz Jones

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Great collection of inventions that were created by mistake & were successful!

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Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be | Charlotte Jones

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Great children‘s book about mistakes that made good inventions Along with other good items/places and ideas that started by mistake!

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Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be | Charlotte Jones

Re-release of a book from my childhood!

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Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be | Charlotte Jones

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I love this book that teaches kids that you can learn from your mistakes. It's full of great stories and fun, fascinating facts.

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