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    Exciting Entertainment Inventions
    Exciting Entertainment Inventions
    Exciting Entertainment Inventions
    Audiobook26 minutes

    Exciting Entertainment Inventions

    Written by Ryan Jacobson

    Narrated by Intuitive

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    Can you believe that the first tennis balls didn't bounce? Or that the world's first basketball hoop was a peach crate? Get ready to learn the amazing stories behind inventions you use every day. From the Minnesota teen who invented water skis to the Missouri mechanic who came up with the idea of driving over cars with his monster pickup truck, you'll find out how we got some of our favorite entertainment inventions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner
    Release dateJan 1, 2017
    ISBN9781512445114

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