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Claybourne, Anna,

The story of inventions / Anna Claybourne ; illustrated by Adam Larkum ; edited by Jane Chisholm. - Usborne Publishing Ltd 121201 - 95 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm

Originally published: 2007. Includes index.

Covering such diverse subjects as toilets, bread, Braille, parachutes and jeans, this title explains how, when and why the ingenious inventions which surround us were created, from simple spectacles to complex computers.

7+. Key Stage 2. Key Stage 3.

ISBN: 9781409555551 (pbk.) : 8.99

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Inventions--History--Juvenile literature.
Non-Fiction 9+.
Science, Maths and Technology.
Children's / Teenage: general interest
Children's / Teenage general interest: History & the past
Interest age: from c 7 years
Children's / Teenage general interest: Science & technology: general interes
Educational: History
Educational: Sciences, general science
Educational: Technology

Dewey Class. No.: 609