Forgotten History of Everyday Inventions

Brings to light 12 forgotten everyday inventions including how pie tins inspired the ever-popular Frisbee; how an engineer's walk in the woods with his dog led to the creation of Velcro; how basketball was invented because young men at a YMCA were restless during a blizzard; and more The book features historic photos, interesting sidebars, and thought-provoking prompts.

About This Book

By: Patricia Hutchison

Illustrated by:

Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company

9-12Age Range

4.7 AR

30Pages

Things That GOSubject

720LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

TGuided Reading

PFountas & Pinnell

38DRA

JavaScript Required

Whoops! We're sorry but Epic doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Check your web browser's settings to make sure it's enabled.