| Description |
130 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Note |
"Unauthorized"--Cover. |
| Contents |
Foreword: Barbie fix / by Meg Cabot -- Prologue: Happy birthday, Barbie! -- The moment of Ruth -- The making of Mattel -- A star is born -- It's all about the clothes -- Plastic makes perfect? -- It's not black and white -- Banning, bashing, and in the buff -- Barbie as art -- A real doll. |
| Audience |
012 up. |
| Summary |
"Readers learn about Mattel Toys and the background behind Barbie's concept and development, how it was a solution for girls who wanted to imagine adult roles rather than just play mother, and details about inventor Ruth Handler."--Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [119]-123) and index. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.5 5.0 139489. |
| Subject |
Barbie dolls -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Barbie dolls -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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Barbie dolls -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780670011872 hardcover |
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0670011878 hardcover |
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