Famous fails : mighty mistakes, mega mishaps & how a mess can lead to success! /
By: Boyer, Crispin [author.]
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BookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic 2016Description: 127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781426325489 (paperback : alkaline paper); 9781426325496 (library binding : alkaline paper).Subject(s): History -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature | Errors -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature | Failure (Psychology) -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature | Success -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Curiosities & WondersDDC classification: 650.1 Other classification: JNF016000 Summary: "This fun book of quirky failures and famous flops will keep kids laughing while they learn the importance of messing up in order to get it right. Science, architecture, technology, entertainment--there are epic fails and hilarious goof-ups from every important field. Silly side features help to analyze the failures: Lesson Learned, It Could Be Worse, Losing Combinations, and a Fail Scale help readers navigate the different kinds and scopes of the mistakes made. Read to learn what went wrong, what went right, and what kids can learn from each failed attempt"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes index.
"This fun book of quirky failures and famous flops will keep kids laughing while they learn the importance of messing up in order to get it right. Science, architecture, technology, entertainment--there are epic fails and hilarious goof-ups from every important field. Silly side features help to analyze the failures: Lesson Learned, It Could Be Worse, Losing Combinations, and a Fail Scale help readers navigate the different kinds and scopes of the mistakes made. Read to learn what went wrong, what went right, and what kids can learn from each failed attempt"-- Provided by publisher.
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