Product Description

Find out about how everyday things were invented, in this mix of fantasy and science! Eccentric inventor Professor Dorothy Dabble sets off to London with Digby her pet robot, to enter a competition for the best invention. On the way, they discover lots of amazing stories about the invention of everyday objects.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #194077 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

Review
"Swain's vibrantly colored, pencil-outlined watercolors with expression-full, perspectively skewed, anthropomorphized caricatures are playful, appealing to storyteller and listener alike."

About the Author
Roger McGough is a highly-acclaimed and much-loved poet and writer, and has been awarded an OBE for his contribution to poetry. His many titles include Bad Bad Cats, winner of the 1998 Signal Poetry Award and The Ring of Words, which was shortlisted for the BBC Blue Peter Book Award 2001.

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Holly Swain is a popular up-and-coming illustrator. She lives in Hove, Sussex.

Customer Reviews

Science Week
We used Dotty for a whole school science week project. The children really enjoyed finding out about Dotty and her whacky inventions. They then went on to produce some very interesting inventions of their own. Would definately recommend this book especially in schools for children aged 4 - 8.