From Wheaties to telephones, microwave ovens to yo-yos, here are the inspiring and often funny stories of 50 mistakes and misunderstandings that helped bring about life as we know it. With hilarious cartoons and wacky facts, this fascinating compendium illustrates the adage "If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no sense making them."
WINNER
| 1997 ALA Quick Pick for Young Adult Reluctant Readers
Charlotte Foltz Jones is the author of Mistakes That Worked, Accidents May Happen, Eat Your Words, and Fingerprints and Talking Bones.
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From Wheaties to telephones, microwave ovens to yo-yos, here are the inspiring and often funny stories of 50 mistakes and misunderstandings that helped bring about life as we know it. With hilarious cartoons and wacky facts, this fascinating compendium illustrates the adage "If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no sense making them."
Awards
WINNER
| 1997 ALA Quick Pick for Young Adult Reluctant Readers
Author
Charlotte Foltz Jones is the author of Mistakes That Worked, Accidents May Happen, Eat Your Words, and Fingerprints and Talking Bones.
View titles by Charlotte Foltz Jones
