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 Super sticky mistake
 Author: Donald, Alison

 Publisher:  Maverick (2020)

 Dewey: 668.3
 Classification: Biography
 Physical Description: [31] p., col. ill., 25 cm

 BTSB No: 285836 ISBN: 9781848866478
 Ages: 4-8 Grades: K-3

 Subjects:
 Coover, Harry Wesley, -- Jr., -- 1917-2011
 Glue
 Chemists -- Biography
 Scientists -- Biography
 Inventors -- Biography
 Inventions

Price: $22.58

Summary:
A fun story about the scientist, Harry Coover, who accidentally discovered super glue!

 Illustrator: Zhai, Rea

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (-) (07/15/20)
   School Library Journal (09/01/20)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 09/01/2020 PreS-Gr 3—This picture book biography spotlights Harry Coover, a white American chemist born in 1917 in Newark, DE, who invented superglue. Coover and his team did not intend to make superglue; they were trying to create a plastic during World War II. However, a mistake occurred during one of the experiments. Coover decided to further study his mistake, which was originally called cyanoacrylate. At first, people were not convinced that superglue was a useful material, but after many years, it became widely used—veterinarians have used it to mend broken bones, medics on battlefields relied on it to block massive blood loss, and engineers used it to mend a space shuttle. At the age of 92, Coover was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Zhai's colorful illustrations are whimsical. Each page features spare text, making the book accessible for younger readers. VERDICT A fun, lesser-known story of a very common item, featuring enjoyable visuals. A good addition to a younger reader biography section.—Erin Olsen, Hunter Coll. Elem. Sch., NY - Copyright 2020 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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