When Everything Went Wrong

Name: When Everything Went Wrong
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SKU: 9781524880422
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10 Real Stories of Inventors Who Didn't Give Up!

By Max Temporelli and Barbara Gozzi

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When Everything Went Wrong by Max Temporelli and Barbara Gozzi is a captivating children's book that explores the adventure of young protagonists who find themselves in a world where their plans go awry. Through their journey, they learn valuable lessons about resilience and creativity while navigating unexpected challenges. This heartwarming tale encourages empathy and problem-solving in young readers.
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Format: Hardback

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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy stories that teach children about resilience and problem-solving. Through engaging and relatable narratives, it highlights how overcoming obstacles can lead to growth and understanding, making it an inspiring read for young minds.

When Everything Went Wrong

Description

Did you know? Some of the world's greatest inventions started off as failures! Inventions like Coca-Cola, shoes, and vacuum cleaners were actually mistakes. Told in a mixture of comic panels and prose, this gorgeous book shares the stories of 10 of these fabulous inventions.
Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed once at making a light bulb, I have simply found ninety-nine ways of not making ones.” In When Everything Went Wrong, readers will read about 10 inventors who persevered. Making mistakes doesn't mean you failed . . . it's all part of the process!

Inventors included in this book are:

Thomas Edison
Jan Matzeliger
Guglielmo Marconi
Wilson Greatbach
James Dyson
Margarete Steiff
Stephanie Louis Kwolek
Charles Goodyear
Percy Spencer
John Stith Pemberton

Kids will love all the fun facts and true stories in this book, told in both prose and comic form!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781524880422

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 July 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Contributors:

Illustrated by Agnese Innocente

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 193.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 465g

Pages: 80

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Barbara Gozzi Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Max Temporelli

About the Author

Max Temporelli is a physicist who has been involved in the dissemination of scientific, technological, and innovation culture for 25 years. He carries out this activity in university classrooms, on the web, in museums, in publishing, on radio, and on television. Temporelli is the author of several books and has presented various TV programs on the subjects of science and technology. Since 2017, he has been the author and voice of a genius podcast and has been a featured TED Talks speaker. In 2016, he was the recipient of the "Federico Faggin Innovation Award."

Barbara Gozzi is a senior editor and partner of the extremely skilled storytelling agency, Book on a Tree.

Agnese Innocente has worked as a sole author on comic book re-adaptations of the great classics of childhood literature. For years she has collaborated with various realities in the USA, including the Disney Corporation as well as various Italian publishing houses. In 2021, she won the Andersen Prize for Best Comic Book.