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50 Wacky Inventions Throughout History
By Joe Rhatigan
Walter Foster Jr., 2017. Informational.

Have you ever heard of a bike TV? Or a bird diaper? 50 Wacky Inventions Throughout History describes 50 inventions that seem too crazy to be true--but are! Whether useful, entertaining, or just plain silly, these mind-boggling inventions and gadgets from yesterday, today, and tomorrow will surprise and delight fun-fact lovers of all ages. 

By Matt Turner
Beetle Books, Hungry Tomato Imprint, 2019. Informational.

Take a lively, sweeping look at some of the most important light-bulb moments in the development of inventions. Find out how one idea often led to another, and revealed something new and exciting about our world. How ancient lighthouses led to 3D movies and 5,000 year old writing led eventually to the internet, roman watermills to flushing toilets and dug-out canoes to space explorations.

By Jon Richards
Franklin Watts, 2016. Informational.

In the Home, a book that explores the invention of household items that have become essential to our daily life and the successes and failures that have led to the comforts and entertainment that we know today. 

By Mike Goldsmith
The Ivy Press Limited, 2014. Informational.

Discover fast-track facts and information about 30 inventions it's hard to imagine living without. Fascinating facts are delivered in energetic bite-sized morsels, while exciting mini-missions challenge you to find out more.

By Kathleen Doherty
Illustrated by Kristyna Litten
Peachtree Publishing, 2021. Picture Book.

Under the light of a silvery moon, Bear wanders into people town and discovers a springy thing, a bouncy thing- a sit-on-it, jump-on-it thing! This Thingity-Jig is too heavy to carry home by himself, so Bear runs back to the woods and asks for help. Too bad for Bear, his friends are sleepy and shoo him away. So Bear invents a Rolly-Rumpity to wheel the Thingity-Jig home, but then it all gets stuck in the mud! How will Bear tackle this bump in the road?

By Jennifer Boothroyd
Lerner Publications, 2021. Informational.

This dive into the history of popular and lesser-known inventions is sure to inspire reader curiosity. Untold details behind the invention of the lightbulb, the Super Soaker, and more will challenge what readers might have heard.


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