Epic Stories for Kids and Family: Accidental Discoveries That Changed Our World: Fascinating Origins of Discoveries and Inventions to Inspire Curious Young Readers Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Riddleland (Author, Publisher), Anthony J. Santora (Narrator)

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Have you ever started on a journey toward a destination but did not find it? Instead, you discovered something else that was interesting? Did you realize the toothpaste tube, Pepsi, crepes, and safety pin were all discovered by accident?

With fun illustrations for every story!

This book covers fascinating origin stories of 55 everyday items that were invented by accident; that is, the inventor did not expect to make the product when the product was discovered.

Not only will this book share amazing stories about everyday products, but it will also inspire you. We all encounter things that go wrong, and this book reminds us that when life gives lemons, we can make lemonade. (Seriously, pink lemonade was made by accident—listen to the story inside.)

Each story is written to encourage kids and adults to be curious and be inspired to create.

In this book, you will find out about:

Pepsi was originally called Brad’s Drink
What is the food fit for a king?
How forgetfulness lead to the invention of ivory soap?
An accidentally on purpose action created the record player
The invention of the gasoline pump
And more....

Not only does this book provide stories of how everyday items came to be, but it will also likely enhance one’s own problem-solving skills, foster creative thinking, and provide inspiration.

Who knows? You too may make an accidental discovery one day.

If you like to inspire your child to be creative or be curious, get this book today!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

Listening Length

3 hours and 2 minutes
Author

Riddleland
Narrator

Anthony J. Santora
Audible release date

August 25, 2022
Language

English
Publisher

Riddleland
ASIN

B0BBYV3TD4
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length	3 hours and 2 minutes
Author	Riddleland
Narrator	Anthony J. Santora
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	August 25, 2022
Publisher	Riddleland
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0BBYV3TD4
Best Sellers Rank	#54,455 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #5 in History of Exploration for Children #21 in Audiobooks on Science & Technology for Children #50 in Children's Modern History

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MJT

Really Fun and Interesting Book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 17, 2022

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This book is so much fun and full of interesting stories about the invention of things we see and use everyday. The stories are short and well written. This is great for kids and inspires creativity and fosters an inventive mind. I enjoyed reading the book and learning about the origin of things like Mountain Dew, scotch tape, and ivory soap. This makes a fun book for a stocking stuffer idea or a book to read during long road trips and plane rides.

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S.A.L.

I Love this book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 8, 2022

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This book is a great book for kids and adults alike. The stories are all very interesting and fun to read. Each story takes a common item and tells the history of how it was invented. Simple things like Mountain Dew. It was really fun to see the history behind this popular soda. There are so many other fun stories.

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Stacey G.

Good book for enrichment

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 7, 2022

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Creative presentation to get kids interested in various discoveries and how they came about. Emphasizes the importance of observation. Good book for personal enrichment or classroom libraries.

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Werecat 2

Feed Your Imagination

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 1, 2022

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This book is an excellent piece of Historical Fiction filled with science and technology. The Inventors and inventions are written for education and reference for teen and young adults. The stories are interesting and the artwork is appealing to all. These discoveries can be read to younger children to feed their curiosity on inventions around them. Enjoy all the great stories including the one about the Pharmacist from England inventing matches.

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karen moore

Grandson love this

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 23, 2022

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My 8-year-old grandson loved this book he would read it to me over the phone and be amazed

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johnny

Super awesome book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 20, 2022

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Riddleland always published high quality books. This one was great, i like these stories. They are fun and interesting

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Mimi Taylor

Good read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 23, 2022

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This is a fascinating book - perfect for the grandchildren for Christmas!

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Daniel B. Lyle

A critical lesson for cultivating creativity accessible to anyone

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 11, 2022

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This teaches a wonderful lesson for young people: not to just be curious but OBSERVANT. Over and over, the author shows by interesting short stories and delightful illustrations how needs and experiments produced unanticipated great results. In fact, mankind is where we are today because of keen observation, as the author shows: fire! I particularly enjoyed the origin story of WD-40. That plus masking tape are the inventions I most appreciated. Indeed, "Scotch" tape is another example shown here. Did you ever wonder where the name came from? Read this short book! But this book is not just about origins, but understanding how common "miracles" actually work, very informative. It's amazing how much has come from "accidents" being turned into marvels. Well-written, well-organized, and highly entertaining, this book is a treat for both wide-eyed youngsters and us jaded oldsters. Highly recommended!

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Emma Kilkelly

A Fascinating Book with interesting facts on how well-known things were accidentally discovered

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 6, 2022

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I really like how this book is set out, each story is short and bite sized, yet contains enough information to be informative. The book has fun illustrations and is attractive to look at. There are lots of food/drink items in the book, and household items and other things ... that you would never have guessed how they were first accidentally discovered. A really interesting read for kids and adults, and will provide some fun knowledge to share with others.