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CM . . . .
Volume V Number 21 . . . . June 18, 1999
Verstraete gives readers the true stories behind a great number of items we use in our daily lives.
His information is grouped into chapters-- food favourites; home helpers; picture perfect;
information please; games and puzzles; toys; thrills and spills; bits and pieces.
The entries are short and easy to read. There are many sidebars with facts related to the main
article, and there are a number of "fact sheets" paper clipped to the pages. For example, on page
71, readers learn that "Thomas Edison holds the record for the greatest number of patents: 1093."
Readers are also told about the invention of the Nike running shoes, the first flush toilets, and why
bubble gum is nearly always pink. There are many pencil drawings (of a cartoon style, not
realistic) but what we do not have are any photos in the book.
On the whole, Whose Bright Idea Was It? is a readable book which should interest young
readers who want to know more about the wonderful world of science and inventions.
Recommended.
Brian Rountree retired last year from teaching and from the position of teacher-librarian in
Thompson, MB, which he had held for nine years. He is currently the Secretary-Treasurer for the
Canadian School Library Association.
To comment on this title or this review, send mail to cm@umanitoba.ca.
Copyright © the Manitoba Library Association.
Reproduction for personal use is permitted only if this copyright notice
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