Epic Stories For Kids and Family - Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World: Fascinating Origins of Inventions to Inspire Young Readers (Books For Curious Kids)

A nice chunky book -- great value for money. Really nicely set out inside - so it's fun and interesting to look at and read. Illustrations throughout. Fascinating stories ... I'd defy anyone to read this and not end up learning lots of new things! Each invention has just the right amount of information to be interestinga nd informative. A great gift for kids!

The media could not be loaded.  I'm definitely pleased with this purchase.I can see going down well with kids of all ages.I didn't know about half of the accidental inventions mentioned in this book so is actually quite fun to read for me as well.It's well put together with fun illustrations and is a very easy read.Highly recommended for a Christmas present.A+

This has been such an interesting book. Our family have enjoyed the easy to read style & interesting facts! Even us as adults couldn’t believe some of the facts. If you’re looking for something entertaining & educational, this book is a must!

As a uk customer this book was disappointing- the fact that it is in American English was not mentioned in the product description on Amazon Uk. American terms, spellings and products - includes Semi-trucks, get-go, trash, Graham crackers, Nashville Hot Chicken, Silly Putty, smart dust, the cockspur gas burner, Tidy Cat kitty litter. Quite interesting content but the intro to each product is I feel a bit cheesey and forced. Colourful cover, black and white pages, up to date ( mentions Covid-19).

Slim book with many chapters of accidental inventions. Can be picked up and read in short bursts or at length. Good to encourage reading.

Very funny, quirky and entertaining - educational and informative, but doesn't feel that way!!

Lots of interesting facts I would never have known weren't planned.Would make a great gift for any curious child or adult.

This book is for an older, more sophisticated and confident reader than several of the other Riddleland books I have seen. Each segment is a few pages and the format is of sparking a relatable incident or situation to the child's life and then drawing a parallel with the inventor or developer of an idea. The culmination is revealing the current naming or identity of the invention or product. The diversions into history and the development or repurposing of items is interesting and I can imagine children of similar ages swapping stories or trying to outdo each other in the most surprising or cleverest example.A wide range of topics and items are covered so should have sufficient to please a similarly wide range of readers' interests or preferences. It was an encouraging gesture to include at the end the assertion that the author is confident that the reader will invent something themselves one day An extensive reference list to all the items is given at the end of the book for any reader wanting to learn more.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.