Jones, Charlotte Foltz. <br/><br/>
Mistakes that worked :  the world's familiar inventions and how they came to be / 
Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien. 
 - 78 pages :  color illustrations ;  21 cm. 
 - OUR ELA Curriculum Recommended Title ;  Grade 6 Module 2 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-78) and index. 
<br/><br/>Favorite foods -- Doctor, doctor -- Fun, fun, fun -- All kinds of accidental things -- What they wear. 
<br/><br/> School Library Journal, November 1997.  Booklist starred, August 1997.  Booklist, May 2000.  Horn Book, May 2000. 
<br/><br/> Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, Frisbees, Silly Putty, and Velcro. 
<br/><br/> 6.6  3-6  1040L  Lexile  T  Fountas 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0385320434 (pbk.) 0385262469 0329134388 9780385320436 1413199275 9780385262460 9780329134389 9781413199277 9780399552021 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Inventions--Juvenile literature.<br/>Inventions.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>609 JON