Famous Fails : : Mighty Mistakes, Mega Mishaps & how a Mess can Lead to Success!
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Call Number: Kids Book / Nonfiction / Curiosities & Wonders / Boyer, Crispin, Y 031.02 Bo
On Shelf At: Westgate Branch
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Includes index.
Inadequate Inventions -- Sordid Past -- Botched Buildings -- Bad Tastes -- Poor Sports -- Malfunctioning Mischief -- Pop Culture Catastrophes -- Lessons in Losing.
"This fun book of quirky failures and famous flops will keep kids laughing while they learn the importance of messing up in order to get it right. Science, architecture, technology, entertainment--there are epic fails and hilarious goof-ups from every important field. Silly side features help to analyze the failures: Lesson Learned, It Could Be Worse, Losing Combinations, and a Fail Scale help readers navigate the different kinds and scopes of the mistakes made. Read to learn what went wrong, what went right, and what kids can learn from each failed attempt"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Partners, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: 127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781426325489
SUBJECTS
History -- Miscellanea.
Errors -- Anecdotes.
Failure (Psychology) -- Anecdotes.
Success -- Anecdotes.