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.
THE INVENTOR'S HANDBOOK Getting Started How To Use This Book The Story of Dr. Pepper The Inventor's Workshop The Story of the Jukebox Space, Tools, and Materials The Inventor's Notebooks Kitchen Ingredients Formula Guide Planning A Sample General Plan The Story of Toothpaste A Sample Business Plan Record Keeping Breadboard, Model, and Prototype The Story of the Robot Naming Your Invention The Story of the Jeep The Story of the Burglar Alarm Invention Naming Menu Patents Protecting the Name The Story of the Ferris Wheel The Story of the Battery Patent Libraries Patent and Trademark Office Fees The Story of the Soap Box Derby Publications of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Marketing Your Invention Disclosure Forms Inventor Beware The Story of the Computer Starting Your Own Business GREAT INVENTION STORIES The Invention of Earmuffs Fantasy Notebook: Body-Gauge Jewelry The Invention of Drive-In Movies Fantasy Notebook: Satellite Sun Service The Invention of the Frisbee Fantasy Notebook: Freestanding Spinning Umbrella The Invention of the Band-Aid Fantasy Notebook: Ring Band Wound Protector The Invention of Chocolate Chip Cookies Fantasy Notebook: Smell Recorder The Invention of Water Skis Fantasy Notebook: Snow Bike The Invention of Levi's Fantasy Notebook: Cool Sail Clothes The Invention of Basketball Fantasy Notebook: Body Bounce Basketball The Invention of the Trampoline Fantasy Notebook: Air Jet Jumper The Invention of Kleenex Fantasy Notebook: Wristband Nose Wiper The Invention of Dixie Cups Fantasy Notebook: Portable Water Faucet The Invention of Kellogg's Corn Flakes Fantasy Notebook: Cereal Selector The Invention of Howard Johnson Restaurants Fantasy Notebook: Pop Out Packaging The Invention of Life Savers Candy Fantasy Notebook: Promotional Plants The Invention of Milk Bottles Fantasy Notebook: Waterless Dirty Dish Cleaner The Invention of Drinking Straws Fantasy Notebook: Scoop and Squeeze Eater The Invention of the Zipper Fantasy Notebook: Hover Hook The Invention of Teabags Fantasy Notebook: Food Chew Bags The Invention of Scotch Tape Fantasy Notebook: Static Charge Glue Gun The Invention of Sneakers Fantasy Notebook: Water Sole Shoes The Invention of Roller Skates Fantasy Notebook: Modular Car The Invention of the Eskimo Pie Fantasy Notebook: Flavor-Core Foods The Invention of the Ballpoint Pen Fantasy Notebook: Swiss Army Pen The Invention of the Xerox Machine Fantasy Notebook: Jukebox Waiter & Food Sampler The Invention of Kodachrome Color Film Fantasy Notebook: Light Bulb Projections Index Picture Credits
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