The good, the bad, and the Barbie : a doll's history and her impact on us
Title:
The good, the bad, and the Barbie : a doll's history and her impact on us
Author:
Stone, Tanya Lee.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Viking, 2010.
Physical Description:
130 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Summary:
"Readers learn about Mattel Toys and the background behind Barbie's concept and development, how it was a solution for girls who wanted to imagine adult roles rather than just play mother, and details about inventor Ruth Handler."--Amazon.com.
General Note:
"Unauthorized"--Cover.
Language:
English
Contents:
Foreword: Barbie fix / by Meg Cabot -- Prologue: Happy birthday, Barbie! -- The moment of Ruth -- The making of Mattel -- A star is born -- It's all about the clothes -- Plastic makes perfect? -- It's not black and white -- Banning, bashing, and in the buff -- Barbie as art -- A real doll.
Reading Level:
1120 Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.5 5.0 139489.
Reading Counts RC 6-8 10. 9 Quiz: 50801.
Genre:
ISBN:
9780670011872
Format :
Book
