# Encyclopedia of Ordinary Things - Hardcover

by **Stepanka Sekaninova** (Author), **Eva Chupikova** (Illustrator)

  
**Who said ordinariness is boring? This book shows ordinary  
things, along with their origins and inventors, in a new light. Come explore  
their secrets!**

They're all around us. We use them daily, pass them by, and it  
never occurs to us to stop and think about where they came from. What, you  
ask? The most ordinary things in the world, of course! Shoes, umbrellas, toothbrushes, toothpicks, socks, dolls, and so on and so  
forth. How did they come to be? Who invented them, how did they develop and  
change over time? If you'd like to know the answer to these questions, to  
peek behind the curtain that drapes the most ordinary stuff in mystery, then  
definitely read on and learn the story of common things.

### Author Biography

**Stepanka Sekaninova** used to work as a TV reporter and in the production of children's programs. Now she is a writer and a editor-in-chief, living in the Czech Republic.

**Number of Pages:** 96

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 11.1 x 8.7 IN

**Publication Date:** October 05, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 16.95 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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