Steven Caney's Invention Book

Caney, Steven

ISBN 10: 0894800760 / ISBN 13: 9780894800764

Published by Workman Pub Co, 1994

About this Item

The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Seller Inventory # BVV.0894800760.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Steven Caney's Invention Book
• Publisher: Workman Pub Co
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0894800760
• ISBN 13: 9780894800764
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

Kids are natural inventors, bursting with notions so crazy they just might work. Chester Greenwood was just a boy when his big cold ears prompted him to fashion wire and fur into the world's first earmuffs. Caney shows how to get into "an inventing frame of mind" and how to look at everyday objects in new ways, as clues to fresh ideas.

From keeping a good notebook to setting up a workshop, from building the prototype to applying for a patent, Steven Caney covers it all, even showing the young entrepreneur how to market an invention successfully.

To get the creativity flowing, here are also hundreds of fantasy ideas that still need to be invented: everything from a temperature-regulating straw to sunburn alarm tabs. There are also extensive plans for twenty projects kids can build from ordinary household items. And to demonstrate the many sources of creative thinking, Caney tells the stories behind 25 landmark American inventions. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. Suitable for ages 8-13. 215,000 copies in print.

About the Author

Steven Caney is the author of Toybook, Playbook, and Kids' America. He is on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design and maintains his own design business outside of Boston.