A Compendium of Curious Contraptions Felt-trimmed pages alongside a crew of hard

alongside a crew of hard workers who are tearing down houses

--in this rhyming sturdy board book about Halloween night

They whisper

this book is a true testament to the stresses on women today and how great girlfriends (and grandmothers) are often the key to our sanity

A Compendium of Curious Contraptions Felt-trimmed pages alongside a crew of hardAn illustrated guide to some of the most bizarre objects from history by archaeologist Anna Goldfield, including a guessing game for kids to play! Each page contains a mystery item from the past, with a set of clues as to what it was used for. Readers can take a guess before unfolding a giant flap to reveal the answer. Without giving too much away, the book contains Inuit snow goggles, designed to protect eyes from the blinding glare of the ice, an