Journey of a toy / John Malam.
Material type: TextSeries: Heinemann first library | Journey of aPublication details: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2013.Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 1432966057 (hbk.)
- 143296612X (pbk.)
- 9781432966058 (hbk.)
- 9781432966126 (pbk.)
- Toy
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 688.72 M236 | Available | 33111007045350 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This title looks at the journey of a plastic toy, examining how plastic is made, how toys are designed and manufactured, and how the finished toys are packaged, transported and distributed to shops, and eventually purchased and played with!
Includes index.
What shall I play with today? -- Oil, plastic's raw material -- Ideas for new plastic toys -- Making drawings -- Does it work? -- Little bits of plastic -- Melting and moulding -- Cooling down -- Painting and joining -- Toy boxes and cartons -- Carried by ship -- Into the shops -- A present for you!
Readers learn how a toy is made, from the making of plastic, to designing the toy, to the assembly machines that put it together, to getting the toy to market.
"Level N"--P. [4] of cover.