Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions

By (author) Meister Cari
Short description/annotation
Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions is the perfect treat for kids with an appetite for "Did you know … ?" More than 100 facts about everything from toothbrushes, aeroplanes and flush toilets to animation, ice cream and crayons are served up in photo-packed design sure to engage reluctant readers.
Description
Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions is the perfect treat for kids with an appetite for "Did you know … ?" More than 100 facts about everything from toothbrushes, aeroplanes and flush toilets to animation, ice cream and crayons are served up in photo-packed design sure to engage reluctant readers.
Biographical note
Cari Meister has written more than 130 books for children, including the Tiny series (Penguin) and the Fast Forward Fairy Tales series (Scholastic).  Cari is a school librarian and she loves to visit other schools and libraries to talk about the joy of reading and writing.  Cari lives in the mountains of Colorado with her husband, four boys, one horse, and one dog.  You can find out more about her at www.carimeister.com.
Feature
readers of National Geographic''s Weird But True and Ripley''s Believe It or Not will love this quirky, fun series; each book is packed with at least 100 facts; higher page count with short sentences and lighter text load will help struggling and reluctant readers feel like they are making progress