The Resource Play-Doh pioneer : Joseph McVicker, Lee Slater
Play-Doh pioneer : Joseph McVicker, Lee Slater
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The item Play-Doh pioneer : Joseph McVicker, Lee Slater represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Amesbury Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Play-Doh pioneer : Joseph McVicker, Lee Slater represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Amesbury Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the pioneer of Play-Doh, Joseph McVicker. Follow the story from McVicker's childhood, his education at Brown University, joining his father's company Kutol Products, and his reinvention of the company's Kutol Wall Cleaner as Play-Doh. Learn how Play-Doh is made, who came up with the name, the role of Captain Kangaroo in Play-Doh's success, and about other Play-Doh products. McVicker's family, retirement, and pursuits in examining life's big questions are covered." -- Publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 32 pages
- Contents
-
- Born into the business
- A curious child
- Growing pains
- Life goes on
- A family legend
- A big idea
- Bright name, bright future
- Product placement
- The play-doh recipe
- Separate ways
- The shape of success
- Isbn
- 9781624039782
- Label
- Play-Doh pioneer : Joseph McVicker
- Title
- Play-Doh pioneer
- Title remainder
- Joseph McVicker
- Statement of responsibility
- Lee Slater
- Subject
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- Businesspeople -- Biography
- Inventors -- Biography
- Inventors -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- McVicker, Joseph, 1930-1991
- McVicker, Joseph, 1930-1991 -- Juvenile literature
- Play-Doh (Toy) -- History
- Play-Doh (Toy) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Toy industry
- Toy industry -- Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Businessmen -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the pioneer of Play-Doh, Joseph McVicker. Follow the story from McVicker's childhood, his education at Brown University, joining his father's company Kutol Products, and his reinvention of the company's Kutol Wall Cleaner as Play-Doh. Learn how Play-Doh is made, who came up with the name, the role of Captain Kangaroo in Play-Doh's success, and about other Play-Doh products. McVicker's family, retirement, and pursuits in examining life's big questions are covered." -- Publisher's website
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- NJQ/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Slater, Lee
- Dewey number
-
- 338.4/768872092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- T40.M45
- LC item number
- S53 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Toy trailblazers
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- McVicker, Joseph
- Play-Doh (Toy)
- Toy industry
- Inventors
- Businessmen
- McVicker, Joseph
- Play-Doh (Toy)
- Toy industry
- Inventors
- Businesspeople
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Play-Doh pioneer : Joseph McVicker, Lee Slater
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Born into the business -- A curious child -- Growing pains -- Life goes on -- A family legend -- A big idea -- Bright name, bright future -- Product placement -- The play-doh recipe -- Separate ways -- The shape of success
- Control code
- 1664915
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 32 pages
- Isbn
- 9781624039782
- Lccn
- 2015030431
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Stock number
- 1400898
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1664915
- (OCoLC)926105915
- Label
- Play-Doh pioneer : Joseph McVicker, Lee Slater
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Born into the business -- A curious child -- Growing pains -- Life goes on -- A family legend -- A big idea -- Bright name, bright future -- Product placement -- The play-doh recipe -- Separate ways -- The shape of success
- Control code
- 1664915
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 32 pages
- Isbn
- 9781624039782
- Lccn
- 2015030431
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Stock number
- 1400898
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1664915
- (OCoLC)926105915
Subject
- Businesspeople -- Biography
- Inventors -- Biography
- Inventors -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- McVicker, Joseph, 1930-1991
- McVicker, Joseph, 1930-1991 -- Juvenile literature
- Play-Doh (Toy) -- History
- Play-Doh (Toy) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Toy industry
- Toy industry -- Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Businessmen -- Biography | Juvenile literature
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