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Author Boyer, Crispin, author.

Title Famous fails : mighty mistakes, mega mishaps & how a mess can lead to success! / Crispin Boyer.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016]

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Cheshire Public Library - Children's Department  J 650.1 BOYER    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Teen New Books  TWEEN 650.1 BOY    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 650.1 BOY    DUE 04-20-24
 Windsor, Main Library - Children's Department  J650.1 BO    Check Shelf
Description 127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Inadequate Inventions -- Sordid Past -- Botched Buildings -- Bad Tastes -- Poor Sports -- Malfunctioning Mischief -- Pop Culture Catastrophes -- Lessons in Losing.
Summary "This fun book of quirky failures and famous flops will keep kids laughing while they learn the importance of messing up in order to get it right. Science, architecture, technology, entertainment--there are epic fails and hilarious goof-ups from every important field. Silly side features help to analyze the failures: Lesson Learned, It Could Be Worse, Losing Combinations, and a Fail Scale help readers navigate the different kinds and scopes of the mistakes made. Read to learn what went wrong, what went right, and what kids can learn from each failed attempt"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject History -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Errors -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Failure (Psychology) -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Success -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Curiosities & Wonders.
Errors. (OCoLC)fst00915038
Failure (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst00919841
History. (OCoLC)fst00958235
Success. (OCoLC)fst01137041
History -- Miscellanea.
Errors -- Anecdotes.
Failure -- Anecdotes.
Success -- Anecdotes.
Genre/Form Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423876
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01423854
ISBN 9781426325489 (paperback : alkaline paper)
1426325487 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9781426325496 (library binding : alkaline paper)
1426325495 (library binding : alkaline paper)
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