Discover all kinds of weird and wonderful mistakes you've (probably) never heard of in this funny, fascinating book.
Did you know that Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin BY MISTAKE when he forgot to tidy his lab? Or that an 11-year-old child accidentally invented . . . the ICE LOLLY? What about the chemist whose fiery failure led to . . . the very first MATCHSTICK? Or the chef whose attempt to annoy a fussy customer resulted in . . . the creation of CRISPS?
From building blunders to musical mishaps, mouthwash to ice-cream cones, post-it notes to fireworks, there are all sorts of incredible mistakes that you've probably never heard of . . . and some of them have shaped life as you know it! Maybe one day YOU will make an incredible mistake too.
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Can you solve the puzzles to save the Kingdom? Put your puzzle skills to the test with mazes, word games and codes to crack!
The second book in this popular series celebrating friendship, magic and fighting for what you believe in.
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Natalie is a Franco-American New Yorker who has had many jobs- from scrubbing pots and selling dolls to exterminating rats and singing in Japan. But these don't come anywhere near the peculiar jobs in her debut book "Incredible Jobs You've (Probably) Never Heard Of".
Now Natalie is doing what she loves most: animating, illustrating, writing and most importa
