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Sneakers : the cool stories and facts behind every pair / by Stephanie Warren Drimmer ; illustrated by Dan Sipple.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: How it happened (Union Square Kids (Firm))Publisher: New York : Union Square Kids, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781454944966
  • 145494496X
  • 9781454945123
  • 1454945125
Other title:
  • Cool stories and facts behind every pair, Sneakers
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Get ready for sneakers -- Section one: How it all started ; The dawn of rubber ; Good for the sole -- Section two: How it got off the ground ; A good rivalry ; Synthetic sneakers ; Family feud ; The Swoosh -- Section three: How it took over the world ; Exercise for everyone ; Put a face on it ; Fashion and culture ; Sneakerheads -- Sneakers of the future -- A pumped-up timeline -- Shoe it yourself!
Summary: From going to school to shopping at the mall, sneakers are one of the most comfortable ways to get around. But how did these rubbery soles become everyone's favorite shoe to stomp in? Readers will love learning about the story behind sneakers, from the world's oldest shoe to the latest designer sneaker drop...and everything in between!
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction New 685.31 D779 Checked out 07/15/2024 33111011116569
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction New 685.31 D779 Available 33111011247174
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Find out how sneakers took over the world in this fact-filled nonfiction book, part of a series about the stories behind cool objects!



From going to school to shopping at the mall, sneakers are one of the most comfortable ways to get around. But how did these rubbery soles become everyone's favorite shoe to stomp in? Readers will love learning about the story behind sneakers, from the world's oldest shoe to the latest designer sneaker drop . . . and everything in between!

Includes index.

"WonderLab"--Spine.

Get ready for sneakers -- Section one: How it all started ; The dawn of rubber ; Good for the sole -- Section two: How it got off the ground ; A good rivalry ; Synthetic sneakers ; Family feud ; The Swoosh -- Section three: How it took over the world ; Exercise for everyone ; Put a face on it ; Fashion and culture ; Sneakerheads -- Sneakers of the future -- A pumped-up timeline -- Shoe it yourself!

From going to school to shopping at the mall, sneakers are one of the most comfortable ways to get around. But how did these rubbery soles become everyone's favorite shoe to stomp in? Readers will love learning about the story behind sneakers, from the world's oldest shoe to the latest designer sneaker drop...and everything in between!

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