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The Story Of Inventions
[Paperback - 2007]
anna claybourne
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Publisher: Usborne Uk | ISBN: 9781409555551 | Pages: 96
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Toasters, toilets, and televisions, computers, cars and chocolate bars, flying machines and even your jeans ... All these everyday things, and many more, are only here because someone bothered to invent them. this book reveals the real-life stories and bright sparks behind dozens of brilliant ideas - from ancient advances such as the wheel to the hi-tech gadgets of the modern world. [back cover].

About the Author

Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children s books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare s life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.

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