TECHNOLOGY
Mycielska, Matgorzata

Impossible Inventions: Ideas That Shouldn't Work

(4) 4-6 Translated by Agnes Monod-Gayraud. Illustrated by Aleksandra Mizielińska & Daniel Mizieliński. Translated from the Polish, this sturdy book of curiosities introduces failed inventions. Each entry is described in text and diagram; the following spread depicts an imagined functional version in an amusing scene. Both the prose and the limited-palette illustrations have a dry humor complemented by the pages' matte finish. Poor layout choices and unclear organization mar an otherwise enjoyable book and concept.

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