Evil Inventions (Horrible Science) Paperback – 6 July 2009

this was sent as a xmas present to a ten year old so not sure if he has read them yet or not

Kindle edition can't be read beacuse it is just a scan so the text can't be scaled and on many pages is too small to read.

My daughter absolutely loves these books and I have just purchased a set of 20 for her. She reads them pretty much everyday. Im so glad I've actually found a book set that she loves. Will definitely buy more of the horrible science books.

Kids above 7 yrs old will enjoy this.

Glücklicherweise wurden die angesproche Probleme (nur halber Text sichtbar....) behoben, darum war eine *neue Rezension* notwendig.Dieses Buch informiert auf sehr unterhaltsame Weise über diverse Erfindungen und Erfinder, inklusiver seltsame *Anzeigen für fehlgeschlagene Erfindungen* aus der Geschichte. Nicht alle Erfindungen dienten dem Nutzen der Menscheit, oder waren ungefährlich für Erfinder und Nutzer, aber lest selbst. ;)1 Stern gibt es für die (überarbeitete Version des E-Books) - der Text is nun vollständig lesbar, ebenso die Bilder - so sollte es sein1 Stern gibt es für die Idee des Buches "Evil inventions" - niemals sollte man die Erfindungen selbst testen, nehmt einen Dummy oder sorgt dafür, dass man *nah* am Boden bleibt...1 Stern gibt es für die Informationen über berühmte Erfinder (Steckbrief, berühmte Erfindungen....)und den letzten Stern gibt es für ein angemesses Vokabular, die Quizze im Buch und die Experimente, die man selbst ausprobieren kann.Am besten selbst lesen und sich ein eigenes Urteil bilden. Viel Vergnügen dabei ;)

The Horrible Science series was highly recommended by several friends, so I chose Evil Inventions (Horrible Science) as a birthday present for my granddaughter. What a lucky choice! There is plenty of serious science here, and all of it presented so cleverly. Much of the text is placed in boxes and illustrated with wacky cartoons, in a way that invites the reader to jump in anywhere.Chapters cover certain types of inventions in some depth--the bicycle, radio and TV, computers--while several "Awful Advertisements" chapters present one crazy invention per panel, for a high giggle factor: the pooch port-a-potty, the giant duck costume for duck hunters, the parachute hat in case of fire in tall buildings.EVIL INVENTIONS starts with "The Horrible Science Inventors' Training Course." Lesson 1: Have you got the urge to invent? Lesson 2: Have a bright idea! I was delighted to find that the first "bright idea" case study was the earmuff, invented in Farmington, Maine by Chester Greenwood in 1873. The hilarious excerpts from Chester's diary are fictional, but the facts of the case are sound: Farmington, the town where I work, celebrates Chester Greenwood Day every December with a parade and fair.I think my granddaughter will enjoy the craziness in this book, while soaking up the facts. I'll be sure she reads the section on Chester Greenwood, since she'll be visiting me in Maine next December and I can take her to the Greenwood Day parade.Linda Bulger, 2009

Good

This book is amazing! It's funny,true,and balances good and evil inventions!You oughta get it! It is great! That's all from me!