Kay’s Incredible Inventions, 9780241540800
Paperback
Laugh and learn the unbelievable stories behind everyday inventions.

Kay’s Incredible Inventions

a fascinating and fantastically funny guide to inventions that changed the world (and some that definitely didn't)

$21.62

  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    13 August 2024

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Summary

Kay’s Incredible Inventions: An A to Kay to Z of Ridiculous and Revolutionary Ideas

Do you ever wonder where the stuff around you all came from? No, not from eBay. I mean, who had the amazing idea of making a mobile phone or the annoying idea of building a school? For example, did you know that Velcro was invented by a dog and WiFi by a movie star? (Spoiler alert - it wasn’t Zendaya.)

In the fourth laugh-out-loud book from Adam Kay and Henry Paker, you’ll learn all about the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241540800
ISBN-10:0241540801
Author:Adam Kay, Henry Paker
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Puffin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:13 August 2024
Weight:358g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 30mm
About The Author

Adam Kay

Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation- a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay’s children’s books have been translated into 29 languages and sold over 750,000 copies, making him one of the UK’s bestselling children’s authors. Kay’s Anatomy became the fastest-selling children’s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book Amy Gets Eaten was published in 2023. His first children’s fiction hardback, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor will be published in Autumn 2024.

Henry Paker was once a little boy who did silly doodles in the margins of books. Now he is a grown man who does silly doodles in the middle of books. He is an award-winning comedian, writer and illustrator. He co-writes and performs in the Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan and co-hosts the Three Bean Salad podcast. Henry has illustrated all of Adam Kay’s children’s books.

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