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Famous fails : mighty mistakes, mega mishaps & how a mess can lead to success! Cover Image Book Book

Famous fails : mighty mistakes, mega mishaps & how a mess can lead to success!

Boyer, Crispin (author.).

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"--

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781426325489 (paperback : alkaline paper)
  • ISBN: 1426325487 (paperback : alkaline paper)
  • ISBN: 9781426325496 (library binding : alkaline paper)
  • ISBN: 1426325495 (library binding : alkaline paper)
  • Physical Description: print
    127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: Inadequate Inventions -- Sordid Past -- Botched Buildings -- Bad Tastes -- Poor Sports -- Malfunctioning Mischief -- Pop Culture Catastrophes -- Lessons in Losing.

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