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Crayon Man : The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow (2019, Picture Book)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-10132886684X

ISBN-139781328866844

eBay Product ID (ePID)14038854042

Product Key Features

Book TitleCrayon Man : the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicBusiness & Economics, Biography & Autobiography / General, Technology / Inventions, Biography & Autobiography / Art

IllustratorSalerno, Steven, Yes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorNatascha Biebow

FormatPicture Book

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight15.6 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2018-034241

Reviews"British author Biebow's first nonfiction picture book flows with conversational smoothness...The attractive full-page--and, accordingly, brightly colorful--illustrations mix realism and whimsy in Salerno's recognizable style."-- Booklist, "British author Biebow's first nonfiction picture book flows with conversational smoothness....The attractive full-page--and, accordingly, brightly colorful--illustrations mix realism and whimsy in Salerno's recognizable style."- Booklist "A colorful addition to the shelves of picture books about inventors and inventions and all things STEAM."- School Library Journal "Readers are likely to be fascinated."- Publishers Weekly " In this chatty, engaging picture book, Biebow provides the historical context around the invention of Crayola crayons....What [Caldecott Medalist] Jon Klassen achieves emotionally in his characters' eyes, Salerno manages with eyebrows here."- Kirkus " Biebow conveys just how revolutionary this now-mundane product was at its inception....Salerno's illustrations of the Binney and Smith workforce, marching around the factory in color-splotched overalls and pursuing their experiments with the zeal of alchemists, keep the visual excitement building."- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, "British author Biebow's first nonfiction picture book flows with conversational smoothness....The attractive full-page--and, accordingly, brightly colorful--illustrations mix realism and whimsy in Salerno's recognizable style."- Booklist "A colorful addition to the shelves of picture books about inventors and inventions and all things STEAM."- School Library Journal "Readers are likely to be fascinated."- Publishers Weekly " In this chatty, engaging picture book, Biebow provides the historical context around the invention of Crayola crayons....What [Caldecott Medalist] Jon Klassen achieves emotionally in his characters' eyes, Salerno manages with eyebrows here."- Kirkus

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromFirst Grade

Dewey Decimal741.23

Grade ToFourth Grade

SynopsisCelebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway . purple mountains' majesty, mauvelous, jungle green, razzmatazz... What child doesn't love to hold a crayon in their hands? But children didn't always have such magical boxes of crayons. Before Edwin Binney set out to change things, children couldn't really even draw in color. Here's the true story of an inventor who so loved nature's vibrant colors that he found a way to bring the outside world to children - in a bright green box for only a nickel! With experimentation, and a special knack for listening, Edwin Binney and his dynamic team at Crayola created one of the world's most enduring, best-loved childhood toys - empowering children to dream in COLOR!, Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway ., Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway. purple mountains' majesty, mauvelous, jungle green, razzmatazz... What child doesn't love to hold a crayon in their hands? But children didn't always have such magical boxes of crayons. Before Edwin Binney set out to change things, children couldn't really even draw in color. Here's the true story of an inventor who so loved nature's vibrant colors that he found a way to bring the outside world to children - in a bright green box for only a nickel! With experimentation, and a special knack for listening, Edwin Binney and his dynamic team at Crayola created one of the world's most enduring, best-loved childhood toys - empowering children to dream in COLOR!, Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway . purple mountains' majesty, mauvelous, jungle green, razzmatazz... What child doesn't love to hold a crayon in their hands? But children didn't always have such magical boxes of crayons. Before Edwin Binney set out to change things, children couldn't really even draw in color. Here's the true story of an inventor who so loved nature's vibrant colors that he found a way to bring the outside world to children - in a bright green box for only a nickel With experimentation, and a special knack for listening, Edwin Binney and his dynamic team at Crayola created one of the world's most enduring, best-loved childhood toys - empowering children to dream in COLOR

LC Classification NumberNC870.B54 2019