Famous fails!: mighty mistakes, mega mishaps & how a mess can lead to success!
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Series:
Published:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
127 pages : color illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm
Rating:
1080
Status:
Boulder Meadows Childrens Nonfiction
J 031.02 Boye
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Broomfield Children's Non-Fiction
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Description
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.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
Errors -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Errors -- Anecdotes.
Failure (Psychology) -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Failure (Psychology) -- Anecdotes.
History -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
History -- Miscellanea.
Success -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Success -- Anecdotes.
Errors -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Errors -- Anecdotes.
Failure (Psychology) -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Failure (Psychology) -- Anecdotes.
History -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
History -- Miscellanea.
Success -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Success -- Anecdotes.
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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781426325496, 9781426325489 (pbk.), 9781484497593
Lexile measure:
1080
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
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.
Target Audience
1080,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,8.7
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APA Citation (style guide)
Boyer, C. (2016). Famous fails!: mighty mistakes, mega mishaps & how a mess can lead to success! Washington, D.C., National Geographic.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Boyer, Crispin. 2016. Famous Fails!: Mighty Mistakes, Mega Mishaps & How a Mess Can Lead to Success! Washington, D.C., National Geographic.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Boyer, Crispin, Famous Fails!: Mighty Mistakes, Mega Mishaps & How a Mess Can Lead to Success! Washington, D.C., National Geographic, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Boyer, Crispin. Famous Fails!: Mighty Mistakes, Mega Mishaps & How a Mess Can Lead to Success! Washington, D.C., National Geographic, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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