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Weird inventions

Name: Weird inventions
ISBN: 9781398204409

By Jennifer Kaul

Could grass sandals and a radio hat actually solve problems—or are they wonderfully useless?

curious informative humorous unusual

Genres

Non-fiction Science Fiction Humour

What is Weird inventions about?

Why would anyone invent grass sandals, a portable radio hat or a machine designed to solve an unusual problem? Weird Inventions explores some of the strangest, funniest and most unexpected creations in history. Readers will discover what each invention was meant to do, who thought of it and whether it was actually useful. Clear explanations, fascinating facts, sidebars and infographics make this an engaging introduction to inventive ideas that are clever, curious and sometimes completely bizarre.

Pages

48 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2021

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