toymakers

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toymakers

Toy makers

2004
Contains brief biographical profiles of six toy makers whose creations had a profound impact on how the world plays.

Noah Barleywater runs away

a fairytale
2011
When life at home becomes too difficult, eight-year-old Noah sets out to see the world and have an adventure, and in the forest he meets a toymaker who has a story and some advice to share.

Milton Bradley

2005
Discusses the life of Milton Bradley, covering his childhood, his training as a draftsman, the establishment of the Milton Bradley Company, and the games he and his company developed.

The tale of the lucky cat

2008
A humble toymaker is rewarded for helping an injured cat in this story that explains the origin of the maneki neko, or lucky cat statues that are popular throughout Japan for spreading good fortune.

The tale of the lucky cat

2007
An illustrated retelling of a Japanese folktale about a toymaker whose kindness to an injured cat is greatly rewarded. Presented in English and Japanese.

Margarete Steiff

toy maker
1993
A biography of the German toy maker, stricken during childhood by polio, whose company became famous for its teddy bears.

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