Classic toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame : a celebration of the greatest toys of all time! / Scott G. Eberle and Strong National Museum of Play.
Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Running Press, c2009.Description: 264 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cmISBN:- 0762435658
- 9780762435654
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Oversize | 688.72 E16 | Available | 33111005705112 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the yo-yo to the hula hoop to the Frisbee®, Slinky®, Barbie®, and so many more, the classic toys honored in the National Toy Hall of Fame bridge all generations with the most basic of joyous endeavors: play!
Regardless of one's age, this book will hold a special place in everyone's heart, as the toys inside not only bring back happy memories for the older generations, but they are still being enjoyed today.
This deluxe package is a vibrant celebration of America's favorite playthings, brimming with exciting color photography and delightful text that capture the essence and evolution of our country's most beloved toys.
1998 inductees. Barbie: plastic sorcery -- Crayola crayons: touching the rainbow -- Erector set: boy engineering -- Etch a sketch: laptop magic -- Frisbee: flow and spin -- LEGO: constructing constructive construction -- Marbles: playing for keeps -- Monopoly: advance to go and collect $200 -- Play-doh: hands-on-play -- Teddy bear : Teddy's bear -- Tinkertoy: simplicity itself -- 1999 inductees. Duncan Yo-yo: to yo-yo you need to leg go -- Hula hoop: what goes around comes around -- Lincoln logs: honest to goodness fun -- Radio flyer: welcome wagon -- Roller skates: play on wheels! -- View-master: two eyes wide open -- 2000 inductees. Bicycle: freedom on two wheels -- Jacks: the ultimate pick-up game -- Jump rope: double dutch -- Mr. Potato Head: playing with your food -- Slinky: fun for a girl and a boy -- 2001 inductees. Silly putty: goo as gold -- Tonka trucks: the big rigs -- 2002 inductees. Jigsaw Puzzle: putting the pieces together -- Raggedy Ann: what a character -- 2003 inductees. Alphabet blocks: how play stacks up -- Checkers: king me -- 2004 inductees. G.I. Joe: culture warrior -- Rocking horse: come on baby, do the locomotion -- Scrabble: my word against yours -- 2005 inductees. Candy land: the sweetest game -- Cardboard box: it's all in your imagination -- Jack-in-the-box: pop! -- 2006 inductees. Easy-bake oven: just like mom's --Lionel trains: all aboard -- 2007 inductees. Atari 2600: the joy of joysticks -- The kite: sending spirits soaring -- Raggedy Andy: cute from the same cloth -- 2008 inductees. Baby doll: you've come a long way, baby doll -- The skateboard: defying gravity -- The stick: poking around.
Describes toys that have been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y.