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A Super Sticky Mistake

The story of how Harry Coover accidentally discovered super glue!
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A Super Sticky Mistake by Alison Donald is a delightful children’s book that tells the story of an inventor who encounters an unexpected challenge. After a sticky mishap inadvertently leads to a wonderful new creation, young readers are taken on a journey filled with creativity and resilience. It's a charming tale that encourages imaginative thinking and the beauty that can arise from everyday mistakes.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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A Super Sticky Mistake

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A Super Sticky Mistake is a delightful book on Dr Coover's discovery of super glue and how it changed the world. Not only does it stick to the facts, but it does so in a way that is accessible and engaging to kids and parents alike. Dr Coover teaches us an important lesson, that even mistakes can change the world for the better.

- The Original Super Glue Corporation

Everyone makes mistakes and Harry Coover is no different. A brilliant scientist, Harry keeps making the same extra-sticky mistake but then he begins to wonder whether it’s not such a mistake after all…

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781848866416

Publisher: Maverick Arts Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Maverick Arts Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Rea Zhai
  • Illustrated by Rea Zhai

Audience: General / adult, Primary and secondary education, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 265.0mm

Weight: 195g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, Alison now lives in Farnham with her British husband and 3 young children. Alison has been writing stories since she was a child. After years of scribbling story ideas on envelopes and scrap paper, Alison finally joined the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI-BI) in 2014 and with their support, her writing took off.

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