The Backyard Inventors Club
by Rao Marupudi
Four friends, one backyard, one rule: every idea gets a chance.
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62 pages
Age range
Ages 6–9
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Values taught
Teamwork
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About this story
Four friends, one backyard, and one big rule: every idea gets a chance. Working through sketches, prototypes and a few glorious failures, they discover that the best inventions come from a team that listens.
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