3. Psst! Can I Sell You a Fad?
09/02/20 • 13 min
From the colourful Unicorn Frap hoopla, to the Beanie Babies craze that went dangerously wrong, some flash-in-the-pan fads are not so out-of-the-blue after all. They're carefully and painstakingly created to make us want to jump on board, change our behaviour...and even convince others to join in, too!
For curious kids, 8-12.
More books by Kira Vermond including, "Trending: How and Why Stuff Gets Popular" at www.kiravermondkids.com
From the colourful Unicorn Frap hoopla, to the Beanie Babies craze that went dangerously wrong, some flash-in-the-pan fads are not so out-of-the-blue after all. They're carefully and painstakingly created to make us want to jump on board, change our behaviour...and even convince others to join in, too!
For curious kids, 8-12.
More books by Kira Vermond including, "Trending: How and Why Stuff Gets Popular" at www.kiravermondkids.com
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Kira Vermond's other books including, "Trending: How and Why Stuff Gets Popular" at www.kiravermondkids.com
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