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NEW BOOKS TO CHECK OUT IN THE LRC The Kid Who Invented The Trampoline - More surprising stories about inventions by Don L. Wulffson. Inside Jacket Info: Did you know that an eight-grader from New Jersey invented the snowboard? Or that the inventor of the trampoline demonstrated his invention by bouncing with a kangaroo? Would you believe that the first effective vacuum cleaner was the size of a refrigerator? This book is packed with fifty incredible stories about how things we now take for granted came to be. You'll never look at a toilet or a TV the same way again! Famous Bears & Friends by Janet Wyman Coleman
Inside Jacket Info: Our love affair with the teddy bear began a century ago, when President Theodore Roosevelt, an avid hunter, refused to shoot a helpless bear. A Brooklyn toy maker was inspired to create a stuffed animal with movable arms and legs and a bright, bearish face in the president's honor. The teddy bear was born. In the hundred years since, we haven't found another toy as comforting and companionable. Famous Bears & Friends is a lively anthology of stories and anecdotes that celebrates this special relationship. The beloved bears of children's literature - Winnie-the-Pooh, Paddington, Corduroy - are gathered here for the first time in a collection that is filled to the seams with stories, poems, history, memorabilia, photographs, a hit song, and full-color illustrations. This treasury of the world's favorite toy is a must for children and collectors - and a perfect book to share with your own teddy bear. |
