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Inventors

Flip the pages to create incredible inventions – with over 450 possibilities!
By Jane Wilsher
Series: Mix and Match
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If you could invent anything, what would it be? If there were no limitations to your creativity, how far would you go? This book makes the reader the inventor, and with over 450 variations, the sky is the limit when it comes to the contraptions you... Read More
Format: Hardback
$3799
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Create incredible inventions in this split-page book where YOU are the inventor! From pedal-powered rocket ships to wind-powered toilets, there are over 450 possibilities in this hilarious and ingenious flip-the-flap book.

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If you could invent anything, what would it be? If there were no limitations to your creativity, how far would you go? This book makes the reader the inventor, and with over 450 variations, the sky is the limit when it comes to the contraptions you can create. From star-powered submarines to dream-powered space rockets, and flush-powered bicycles to solar-powered toilets, you can create the wildest, most unbelievable inventions ever seen on planet Earth.

With bright, bold illustrations by Mar Hernández and brilliant facts, become the inventor of your own future with Inventors by Jane Wilsher.

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    Inventors
    If you could invent anything, what would it be? If there were no limitations to your creativity, how far would you go? This book makes the reader the inventor, and with over 450 variations, the sky is the limit when it comes to the contraptions you can create. From star-powered submarines to dream-powered space rockets, and flush-powered bicycles to solar-powered...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836271017

Publisher: Post Wave Publishing UK Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Post Wave Children's Books

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Mar Hernández

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 200.0mm

Height: 247.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 48

Collections

Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jane Wilsher Series: Mix and Match

About the Author

Jane Wilsher is an author and editor from the UK, and the founder of bop Publishing. Jane is the author of What Do Scientists Do All Day? An Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts, and 21 Things to Do With a Tree.

Mar Hernández is a professional illustrator from Spain. She develops work for different fields such as advertising, press and products. Mar is also an illustration teacher at several universities and is a cum laude doctor in Fine Arts from the University of Valencia, Spain.

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