Imaginative Inventions

The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Roller Skates, Potato Chips, Marbles, and Pie

Contributors

By Charise Mericle Harper

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Sep 1, 2001
Page Count
32 pages
ISBN-13
9780316347259

Price

$18.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Hardcover

Format:

Hardcover $18.99 $23.99 CAD

Written in verse and filled with full-color illustrations drawn by the author, this book invites young readers inside the minds of great inventors, encouraging them to think imaginatively as it offers the origins of items such as roller skates, potato chips, eyeglasses, the vacuum cleaner, and more.

Charise Mericle Harper

About the Author

Charise Mericle Harper is the author and illustrator of many children’s books, including Bad Sister, I Cannot Draw a Horse, the Just Grace series, the Fashion Kitty series, and the Next Best Junior Chef series. She lives in Oregon. You can visit her online at chariseharper.com.

Liz Climo grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Los Angeles after college to work as a character artist on The Simpsons. She is the author of Please Don’t Eat MeRory the DinosaurThe Little World of Liz Climo, and Lobster is the Best Medicine. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Liz invites you to visit her online at thelittleworldofliz.com.

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