Title Chuck Taylor : sneaker sensation / Rebecca Felix.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota : Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department	J 920 TAY	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	J-B TAYLOR, CHUCK	Check Shelf
Simsbury Public Library - Children's Department	JB TAYLOR	DUE 05-06-24

Description	32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Series	1st in fashion
	1st in fashion.
Note	Includes index.
Contents	Superstar sneakers -- Basketball star -- A growing game -- Converse -- Sales star -- For love of the game -- Travel & tough times -- Adding a patch -- Retirement & rebellion -- Fashion time machine -- Chucks after Taylor -- Timeline -- Glossary.
Summary	"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of All Stars, Chuck Taylor. Follow Taylor's story from his early years as a basketball star, to his career as a salesman for Converse, and his development of the Chuck Taylor All Star. Entertaining sidebars, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO."--Publisher's website.
Subject	Taylor, Chuck, 1901-1969 -- Juvenile literature.
	Converse (Firm) -- Juvenile literature.
	Taylor, Chuck, 1901-1969. (OCoLC)fst01616125
	Converse (Firm) (OCoLC)fst00716565
	Businessmen -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Clothing trade -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Sneakers -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Businessmen. (OCoLC)fst00842951
	Clothing trade. (OCoLC)fst00864754
	Sneakers. (OCoLC)fst01121871
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Biographies.
	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
ISBN	9781532110788 (hardcover)
	1532110782 (hardcover)

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