"In her Great Ideas series, Monica Kulling explores the accomplishments of popular and less well-known remarkable inventors. With each book, she tells an engaging story about her subject’s life, inspirations, and inventions. In the sixth book, Kulling gives us Lillian Gilbreth—industrial engineer and psychologist.... Kulling focuses on Gilbreth’s notable designs for the home.... Kulling describes how Gilbreth, with her understanding of household operations, invented other useful domestic items, such as the electric mixer, pedal-operated garbage can and ergonomic desk. The lively illustrations by David Parkins help to tell the story and offer illuminating details, from the antiquated cash-room at Macy’s department store to the look of a modern 1920s kitchen.... Spic-and-Span! is a thought-provoking and entertaining introduction to a fascinating inventor." - National Reading Campaign