Wild and Wacky Inventions

People don't often think about how they get from one place to another, but somewhere along the line, someone spent a lot of time coming up with the idea for that car, train, or bus. For all the modes of transportation we see and use every day, there are countless others that are less common or didn't take off. Some of these ideas may be hard to believe, but imaginative readers will get to take a ride on these offbeat inventions that, at least at one point in time, actually existed.

The world needs inventors to come up with new creations, but some of their ideas are just plain bizarre. Readers of this captivating book will be thrilled to learn about some of the craziest beauty inventions that people have come up with. From strange inventions to help people style their hair to weird makeup inventions, imaginative readers will love learning the stories behind how people came up with these ideas and how the inventions worked, or didn't. This high-interest volume will engage readers, and perhaps leave some wanting to design an invention of their own.

Most people probably don't expect to see too many odd inventions at a hospital or doctor's office. However, over the years there have been quite a few offbeat medical products. Readers of this book will learn how and why these creations were invented and why many of them didn't take off. Vibrant photographs aid in the understanding of these wacky inventions, while sidebars and fact boxes add even more factual and high-interest content that will appeal to readers of many abilities, especially those with creative and imaginative minds.