Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story About an Accidental Invention (Really!). This item is unavailable.
Language: English
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S., 2018
- Hardcover
- Used
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Item description from seller
Did you know Band-Aids were invented by accident?! And that they weren't mass-produced until the Boy Scouts gave their seal of approval? 1920s cotton buyer Earle Dickson worked for Johnson & Johnson and had a klutzy wife who often cut herself. The son of a doctor, Earle set out to create an easier way for her to bandage her injuries. Band-Aids were born, but Earle's bosses at the pharmaceutical giant weren't convinced, and it wasn't until the Boy Scouts of America tested Earle's prototype that this ubiquitous household staple was made available to the public. Soon Band-Aids were selling like hotcakes, and the rest is boo-boo history. "Appealingly designed and illustrated, an engaging, fun story" - Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW.
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- Title
- Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story About an Accidental Invention (Really!)
- Author
- Barry Wittenstein
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1580897452
- ISBN 13
- 9781580897457
- Illustrator
- Hsu, Chris
1920s cotton buyer Earle Dickson worked for Johnson & Johnson and had a klutzy wife who often cut herself. The son of a doctor, Earle set out to create an easier way for her to bandage her injuries. Band-Aids were born, but Earle's bosses at the pharmaceutical giant weren't convinced, and it wasn't until the Boy Scouts of America tested Earle's prototype that this ubiquitous household staple was made available to the public. Soon Band-Aids were selling like hotcakes, and the rest is boo-boo history.
"Appealingly designed and illustrated, an engaging, fun story" — Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW
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About the Author
Chris Hsu is a picture book illustrator and animation background artist whose credits include FX’s Archer and Marvel’s Hit-Monkey. His illustration work is influenced by world history, art history and music, and current favorite non-art activity is watching his daughters and nieces play soccer on Saturdays.
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