| Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions Contributor(s): Wulffson, Don (Author), Keller, Laurie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0805061967 ISBN-13: 9780805061963 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: Did you know that ... -- Each year, Lionel Trains produces more than a million engines, cabooses, and other railroad cars? (If hitched together, they would make a toy train about fifty miles long.) -- King Louis XIV, Napoleon, and Queen Victoria all had collections of wind-up toys? -- In late nineteenth-century France, more than five million tin soldiers were made from discarded sardine containers? -- The youngest international champion in table tennis was eight-year-old Joy Foster of Jamaica? -- Play-Doh originally came only in white? (There's a good reason for this: it started out as a product for cleaning wallpaper!) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Toys, Dolls & Puppets - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology) |
| Dewey: 688.720 |
| LCCN: 99058440 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 144 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 40671 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fresh, intriguing look at the stories behind great toy inventions, by Don Wulffson and illustrated by Laurie Keller. Originally, Play-Doh only came in white. There's a good reason for this. You see, Play-Doh didn't start out as a toy. It started out as a product for cleaning wallpaper. Have you ever wondered who invented Lego, Mr. Potato Head, or toy trains? Here are the fascinating stories behind these toy inventions and many others. Learn why the see-saw was popular with the Romans, how the Slinky was used during the Vietnam War, and the reason Raggedy Ann has a red heart on her chest that says I love you. From dolls and checkers to pinball and the modern video game, there's a wide selection here for boys and girls alike. With humor and wit, this intriguing book serves up slices of cultural history that will inspire young readers to start thinking up their own toy inventions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wulffson, Don: - Don Wulffson is the author of many books for young readers, including Toys! and The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle and Other Strange Inventions. A teacher of English and creative writing, Mr. Wulffson is the recipient of the Leather Medal Award for Poetry. He lives with his family in Northridge, California. Keller, Laurie: - Laurie Keller is the acclaimed author-illustrator of Do Unto Otters, Arnie, the Doughnut, The Scrambled States of America, and Open Wide: Tooth School Inside, among numerous others. She grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, and always loved to draw, paint and write stories. She earned a B.F.A. at Kendall College of Art and Design, then worked at Hallmark as a greeting card illustrator for seven-and-a-half years, until one night she got an idea for a children's book. She quit her job, moved to New York City, and soon had published her first book. She loved living in New York, but she has now returned to her home state, where she lives in a little cottage in the woods on the shore of Lake Michigan. |