Wild and wacky inventions

"People often look for ways to make caring for their pets easier or more effective, but only a fraction of these people actually create new products to try to achieve this. Readers of this . . . book will get an inside peek at some of the . . . pet inventions out there. While some may have been useful, others were not"--Provided by publisher.

"People don't often think about how they get from one place to another, but somewhere along the line, someone spent a lot of time coming up with the idea for that car, train, or bus. For all the modes of transportation we see and use every day, there are countless others that are less common or didn't take off. Some of these ideas may be hard to believe, but . . . readers will get to take a ride on these offbeat inventions that, at least at one point in time, actually existed."--Provided by publisher.

"Some food inventions have completely changed the way cooking and baking is done around the world. Others haven't had such a huge impact. However, these are often the most interesting ones. Readers of this high-interest volume will learn about some of the craziest inventions that have been introduced in kitchens over the years. They'll also find that some of these products were created more for show than practicality"--Publisher.