A Compendium of Curious Contraptions: A Guessing Game about History's Most Unusual Artifacts

A Compendium of Curious Contraptions: A Guessing Game about History's Most Unusual ArtifactsAn illustrated guide to some of the most bizarre objects from history by archaeologist Anna Goldfield, including a guessing game for kids to play! Each page contains a mystery item from the past, with a set of clues as to what it was used for. Readers can take a guess before unfolding a giant flap to reveal the answer. Without giving too much away, the book contains Inuit snow goggles, designed to protect eyes from the blinding glare of the ice, an

to trick-or-treating

so it's perfect for bedtime-or anytime

a burden that one person alone could never bear

framed by the story of a little girl named Thara and her grandmother

Small in size but big in personality

and the surprises backfire

But lately Brett's grip on reality has started to lose its hold

Henry isn't convinced that he'll find anything for himself

Elizabeth bravely served as an ambulance driver

Mamie Till-Mobley is the mother of Emmett Till

three naughty fox cubs find out how to be kind to others

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