The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle is such a great non-fiction book written by Don L. Wulffson. This book has over 100 stories of inventions and how they came to be. It truly was amazing to read how some of the simplest things came into existence. For example, some of the inventions include chewing gum, the bikini, windshield wipers, Twinkies, and Sundae's. My personal favorite story happens to be after my favorite soda pop - Dr. Pepper. Here is a clue: Dr. Pepper was invented after a broken heart and a person who caused it! Read how Dr. Pepper was invented and so many other great inventions in this fantastic book.
Each story of invention is only one page long. I think this will be a great book to have in a classroom for any grades higher than 3rd grade. It is really interesting and with the very short stories, I think it has great potential to keep students attention. This book, I believe, will really draw in your boy readers. Non-fiction tends to do this more, but with the idea of inventions and short stories, they are bound to love it!
If you like this book by Wulffson then also try his other book about inventions called Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions.
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