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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Slater, Lee, 1969- author.     Subjects     Handler, Ruth -- Juvenile literature.     Mattel, Inc. -- Juvenile literature.     Dollmakers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Barbie dolls -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Slater, Lee, 1969- author.       by title:      Barbie developer : R...         MARC Display

Barbie developer : Ruth Handler / Lee Slater. by Slater, Lee, 1969- author. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Publishing, c2016. Subjects Handler, Ruth -- Juvenile literature.   Mattel, Inc. -- Juvenile literature.   Dollmakers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Barbie dolls -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781624039744 (library binding) 162403974X (library binding) Series:  Toy trailblazers. Checkerboard library. Description:  32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. Contents:  Growing up -- Into the world -- Mattel Creations is born -- Bye-bye baby dolls -- Barbie's relative -- Success! -- Barbie reflects culture -- Work & play -- Life of a Barbie doll -- The Barbie business -- Real life -- Handler's legacy. Requests:  0 Summary:  "In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the developer of the Barbie doll, Ruth Handler. Follow the story of Handler's early work with her husband Elliott making and selling plastic products, their collaboration with Harold Matson to form Mattel, Handler's inspiration for a new kind of doll, and the company's introduction of Barbie in 1959. Readers will follow Barbie's evolution through the ensuing decades as Handler continuously reinvented Barbie to appeal to new generations. Learn how Barbies are made, who came up with the name, the role of the Mickey Mouse Club in Barbie's success, and about other Mattel products. Handler's family and her retirement as president from Mattel and her subsequent work for cancer survivors with her new company Nearly Me is also covered." -- Publisher's website.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Mililani Public Library J -- Juvenile Biography B Handler Sl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waialua Public Library J -- Juvenile Biography B Handler Sl Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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