Author: Don Wulffson
Title: Toys! Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions
Book Genre: Informational
Publishing Info: Rigby, 137 pp
Summary: This book covers the idea, creation, invention, and history of toys and games such as Mr. Potato Head, Twister, the bicycle, and Pinball. It includes pretty much every famous and loved toy and game created. Children and adults both would love to read this book!
Personal rating: ****
Rationale: This book is very interesting for children of all ages. I actually learned a lot from reading it – like in the beginning, Play-Doh only came in the color white. Children will love to get into this book and learn where their favorite toys and games came from.
Reading level: 7.8
Interest level: all ages
Thematic Areas: art; entertainment; creation
Content Areas: history; science; art; language
Potential Problems or Difficulties: No potential problems or difficulties.
Possible use in classroom: Children could write down some of their own ideas for great games and toys – and could maybe create them at home and bring them for show and tell. Class could divide up and play some educational games that are in the classroom. Older children could pick a favorite inventor and write a short paper on him/her.
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