Accidental Discoveries

Accidental Discoveries is an informational report on how accidents – and imaginative thinking – produced some of the most familiar items in everyday life, from Penicillin to Super Glue to bubble gum to potato chips.  The style is informative and conversational. 

The book has a contents and is divided into thirteen sections.  Section headings are used.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Humorous illustrations and captioned photographs support the text and add meaning.  A summary chart shows the structure and main ideas of the book.  An index is provided.  The book concludes with a two-page spread that provides the characteristics of informational reports.

Some words may require clarification: laboratory, malaria, nitroglycerine, cocoon, worldwide, backfired.

This title is from the Sails Literacy series. Hook readers and ignite their curiosity - over 700 levelled texts with bright, colourful, sophisticated designs.