Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions
by Don Wulffson
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Describes the creation of a variety of toys and games, from seesaws to Silly Putty and toy soldiers to Trivial Pursuit.Tags
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A very readable and interesting book about the history of your favorite toys from Slinkies to GI Joe to Raggedy Anne. Each entry includes information about the toy throughout history and its inventor(s) if they are known. This is a great book for browsing and will appeal to kids who like to read books with trivia and facts. Cute cartoon illustrations are done by the incomparable Laurie Keller.
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Don Wulffson is the author of more than forty books for young readers, as well as educational programs, stories, and poems. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award for his educational writing and the Leather Medal Award for his poetry. He lives in Northridge, California
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- Genre
- Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 688.7 — Applied science & technology Manufacture for specific uses Other final products, and packaging technology Recreational equipment
- LCC
- GV1218.5 .W85 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Games and amusements Children's games and amusements Toys
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- (3.39)
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 4
