Glasses (Little Inventions)

Raphael Fejto

ISBN 10: 1770857478 / ISBN 13: 9781770857476

Published by Firefly Books Ltd, 2016

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Seller Inventory # CHL10767154

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Glasses (Little Inventions)
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1770857478
• ISBN 13: 9781770857476
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The Romans made the first important discovery about vision. They found that you could see better by looking through a bowl of water, which made what you were looking at bigger. An English monk used glass to make a shaped magnifying device. Over time, these glass lenses got better, but the biggest problem was how to keep them on your head. Designs went from balancing the glasses on your nose to tying them with a ribbon, holding them with a handle, and then finally using wire arms that hook behind the ears.

Little Inventions by Raphaël Fejtö is a series of kid-sized books about objects that children encounter every day with little thought of how, where and when they were invented. In fact, the beginnings of these common objects are fascinating and their true stories are told here in amusing anecdotes and charming illustrations. Each book closes with a memory game, making them useful for early reader groups.

About the Author

Raphaël Fejtö wrote his first book at school at 11 years old, and by 12 he had become a child actor. He went on to make films, including as co-star in Louis Malle's "Au revoir, les enfants" in 1987. He lives in Paris, where he has written and illustrated over 30 children's books.