Audiobook21 minutes
The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story about an Accidental Invention (Really!)
Written by Barry Wittenstein
Narrated by L.J. Ganser
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Did you know Band-Aids were invented by accident?! And that they weren't mass-produced until the Boy Scouts gave their seal of approval? 1920s cotton buyer Earle Dickson worked for Johnson Johnson and had a klutzy wife who often cut herself. The son of a doctor, Earle set out to create an easier way for her to bandage her injuries. Band-Aids were born, but Earle's bosses at the pharmaceutical giant weren't convinced, and it wasn't until the Boy Scouts of America tested Earle's prototype that this ubiquitous household staple was made available to the public. Soon Band-Aids were selling like hotcakes, and the rest is boo-boo history.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5children's picture book (invention of the band-aid, 3rd grade and up)
kids who aren't too queasy (the pictures aren't gory or anything, but it is a story about the solution to a "bloody problem") might enjoy this story about the humble origins of the band-aid.
this could also work as a readaloud for older kids/teens. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/52020 is Band-Aid's 100th anniversary! Children will enjoy this lively and humorously-told story of how Earle Dickson invented the famous Band-Aid in response to his wife's clumsiness in the kitchen.