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The Resource Amazing inventions, James Olstein

Amazing inventions, James Olstein

Label
Amazing inventions
Title
Amazing inventions
Statement of responsibility
James Olstein
Creator
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • Discusses inventions made over the years
  • Full of weird and wacky facts and retro-inspired illustrations, Amazing Inventions is the perfect, fun introduction to everything from robots to nanoscience. Prepare to laugh, marvel, and learn. Did you know that the ancient Egyptians may have used kites to help build their pyramids? That robots have a hard time learning karate? Or that Australian nanoscientists have manufactured a garment that you can clean by just holding it up to the light? Covering everything from sneakers made of spider silk to glow-in-the dark cats, this amazing collection introduces kids to inventions made from the natural world, inventions created by accident, green inventions, and just-plain-strange inventions. Plus, it offers some cool ideas on what the future may hold
Member of
Cataloging source
YDX
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Olstein, James
Dewey number
600
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Series statement
Odd science
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Engineering
  • Inventions
  • Engineering
  • Inventions
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Amazing inventions, James Olstein
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
First Sterling edition.
Extent
79 pages
Isbn
9781454937586
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1091245949
  • (OCoLC)on1091245949
Label
Amazing inventions, James Olstein
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
First Sterling edition.
Extent
79 pages
Isbn
9781454937586
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1091245949
  • (OCoLC)on1091245949

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