Mistakes that Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be cover

Mistakes that Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be

Author: Jones, Charlotte Foltz

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 6.8
Points 2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 11214
Points per Word 0.000178
Page Count 78
Points per Page 0.025641

Description

This book presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, x-rays, Frisbees, silly putty, Velcro, and many more.