Books with author Laura Hetherington

The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions uncovers the fascinating, humorous, and often unbelievable origins behind the world’s most overlooked innovations!Nobody knows the backstories behind our most taken-for-granted inventions, like credit cards, egg cartons, windshield wipers, and breakfast sandwiches! But the strange and wonderful origins of these inventions are far from ordinary: They are rooted in forgotten history. Inside this hardcover book, discover the extraordinary true stories of: the TOASTER — actually the best thing before sliced bread the PASSPORT — the original Facebook the TOOTHBRUSH — so much more than bamboo + hog bristles the PIZZA SAVER — no pie left behind since 1985 SLICED BREAD — at first, no one wanted it and MANY, MANY MORE of history’s most influential discoveries! Organized chronologically from 75,000 B.C. to today and illustrated with more than 200 pieces of original artwork, The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions is as beautiful as it is entertaining and informative. Discover who invented BATHING, why some of the first-ever BEDS were naturally mosquito-repellant, how president Theodore Roosevelt’s encounter with a black bear inspired the TEDDY BEAR, and why SELFIE STICKS might be older than you think!

Use this unique baseball log book to track your weekly practice details, your strengths and weaknesses, rotation stations, detailed game stats and much more. It’s a great way to follow your improvements and changes each season on Little League, Junior High, High School or even Senior baseball teams. Great reference to look back on your weekly stats from season to season. 45 pages covers 19 weeks for regular season, playoffs and notes.www.santabarbarabooks.com©Cover image by Ryan Eltherington

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The search for a perfect school notebook can be an endless. Our sport-themed college-ruled notebooks have Date and Subject boxes at the top of each page for easy tracking. Great for taking notes in class, journal writing and essays. Our notebook has 125 pages of college-ruled paper, with a cover that highlights your favorite sport. Put your mind at ease by keeping all of your notes organized with this sport-themed notebook. Soft matte flexible cover and crisp white internal pages. Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”.

The search for a perfect school notebook can be an endless. Our sport-themed college-ruled notebooks have Date and Subject boxes at the top of each page for easy tracking. Great for taking notes in class, journal writing and essays. Our notebook has 125 pages of college-ruled paper, with a cover that highlights your favorite sport. Put your mind at ease by keeping all of your notes organized with this sport-themed notebook. Soft matte flexible cover and crisp white internal pages. Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”.

The search for a perfect school notebook can be an endless. Our sport-themed college-ruled notebooks have Date and Subject boxes at the top of each page for easy tracking. Great for taking notes in class, journal writing and essays. Our notebook has 125 pages of college-ruled paper, with a cover that highlights your favorite sport. Put your mind at ease by keeping all of your notes organized with this sport-themed notebook. Soft matte flexible cover and crisp white internal pages. Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”.

The search for a perfect school notebook can be an endless. Our sport-themed college-ruled notebooks have Date and Subject boxes at the top of each page for easy tracking. Great for taking notes in class, journal writing and essays. Our notebook has 125 pages of college-ruled paper, with a cover that highlights your favorite sport. Put your mind at ease by keeping all of your notes organized with this sport-themed notebook. Soft matte flexible cover and crisp white internal pages. Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”.

The search for a perfect school notebook can be an endless. Our sport-themed wide-lined notebooks have Date and Subject boxes at the top of each page for easy reviewing. Great for taking notes in class, journal writing and essays. Our notebook has 125 pages of wide-ruled paper, with a cover that highlights your favorite sport. Put your mind at ease by keeping all of your notes organized with this sport-themed notebook. Soft matte flexible cover and crisp white internal pages. Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”.

The search for a perfect school notebook can be an endless. Our sport-themed wide-lined notebooks have Date and Subject boxes at the top of each page for easy reviewing. Great for taking notes in class, journal writing and essays. Our notebook has 125 pages of wide-ruled paper, with a cover that highlights your favorite sport. Put your mind at ease by keeping all of your notes organized with this sport-themed notebook. Soft matte flexible cover and crisp white internal pages. Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”.

The search for a perfect school notebook can be an endless. Our sport-themed wide-lined notebooks have Date and Subject boxes at the top of each page for easy reviewing. Great for taking notes in class, journal writing and essays. Our notebook has 125 pages of wide-ruled paper, with a cover that highlights your favorite sport. Put your mind at ease by keeping all of your notes organized with this sport-themed notebook. Soft matte flexible cover and crisp white internal pages. Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”.

The search for a perfect school notebook can be an endless. Our sport-themed wide-lined notebooks have Date and Subject boxes at the top of each page for easy reviewing. Great for taking notes in class, journal writing and essays. Our notebook has 125 pages of wide-ruled paper, with a cover that highlights your favorite sport. Put your mind at ease by keeping all of your notes organized with this sport-themed notebook. Soft matte flexible cover and crisp white internal pages. Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”.