Kay’s Incredible Inventions

Name: Kay’s Incredible Inventions
Brand: Penguin Random House Children's UK
SKU: 9780241540800
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A fascinating and fantastically funny guide to inventions that changed the world (and some that definitely didn't)

By Adam Kay

4.35

( 165 ratings, 22 reviews)

Brief Description

Kay’s Incredible Inventions is the third hilarious middle-grade book from the record-breaking bestselling author of Kay's Anatomy and This is Going to Hurt, Adam Kay. It is illustrated throughout by Adam's friend and fellow award-winning comedian, Henry Paker. Do you ever wonder where the stuff around... Read More

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Kay’s Incredible Inventions

Description

Kay’s Incredible Inventions is the third hilarious middle-grade book from the record-breaking bestselling author of Kay's Anatomy and This is Going to Hurt, Adam Kay. It is illustrated throughout by Adam's friend and fellow award-winning comedian, Henry Paker.

Do you ever wonder where the stuff around you all came from? No, not from eBay. I mean, who had the amazing idea of making a mobile phone or the annoying idea of building a school? For example, did you know that Velcro was invented by a dog and WiFi by a movie star? (Spoiler alert - it wasn't Zendaya.)

In this fourth laugh-out-loud book from Adam Kay and Henry Paker, you'll learn all about the coolest, grossest and most ridiculous inventions in the world. You'll meet the queen who used the first ever toilet, learn why margarine used to be full of maggots, and find out why Ancient Greeks wiped their bums on dinner plates. Oh, and hopefully some slightly more useful facts as well...

An A to Kay to Z of the random, ridiculous and revolutionary inventions that changed our lives. (And some that definitely didn't...)

Praise for Kay's Anatomy:

'An enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed' - i
'Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about' - Sunday Times
'Totally brilliant!' - Jacqueline Wilson
'Fun and informative' - Malorie Blackman
'Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics' - Sunday Express

Praise for Kay's Marvellous Medicine:

'A ridiculously funny read that will delight, gross out and educate all at the same time' - Independent
'Educational and entertaining. It should be on the national curriculum!' - Harry Hill
'Completely marvellous and very funny' - BookTrust

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241540800

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Illustration: Fully integrated black and white

Contributors:

Illustrated by Henry Paker

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 361g

Pages: 448

Collections

Adam Kay Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Humour

About the Author

Adam Kay (Author) Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on - he's written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation- a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay's children's books have been translated into 29 languages and sold over 750,000 copies, making him one of the UK's bestselling children's authors. Kay's Anatomy became the fastest-selling children's general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book Amy Gets Eaten was published in 2023. His first children's fiction hardback, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor will be published in Autumn 2024. Henry Paker (Illustrator) Henry Paker was once a little boy who did silly doodles in the margins of books. Now he is a grown man who does silly doodles in the middle of books. He is an award-winning comedian, writer and illustrator. He co-writes and performs in the Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan and co-hosts the Three Bean Salad podcast. Henry has illustrated all of Adam Kay's children's books.