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Mistakes that worked / by Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien.

Summary:

Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0385262469
  • Physical Description: p. cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 1991.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Inventions > Juvenile literature.
Inventions.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library J 609 JON (Text) 000127495 Children's Library -- Nonfiction Available -

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008890705s1991 nyu j b 00110 eng
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035 . ‡a 89037408 /AC
035 . ‡a(WaOLN)5732928
040 . ‡aDLC ‡cDLC ‡dDLC
05000. ‡aT48 ‡b.J66 1991
08200. ‡a609 ‡220
10010. ‡aJones, Charlotte Foltz.
24510. ‡aMistakes that worked / ‡cby Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien.
250 . ‡a1st ed.
2600 . ‡aNew York : ‡bDoubleday, ‡c1991.
263 . ‡a9009
300 . ‡ap. cm.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 . ‡aPresents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro.
650 0. ‡aInventions ‡xJuvenile literature.
650 1. ‡aInventions.
70011. ‡aO'Brien, John, ‡d1953- ‡eill.
852 . ‡aXY8 ‡hJ 609 JON ‡pT0027066 ‡xFSC@aR ‡c19911204 ‡9p7.98
852 . ‡aXY8 ‡hJ 609 [DUP] JON ‡pT0046143 ‡xFSC@aR@b58 ‡c19990830 ‡9p8.00
900 . ‡aJ 609 JON
998 . ‡aa3147
901 . ‡a2011 ‡bUnknown ‡c2011 ‡tbiblio

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