Made in the USA - Teddy Bears [Hardcover]

Tanya Lee Stone (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Made in the USA

Pick up your Special Visitor's Pass and come along for a tour through some of America's most interesting factories in this series.

You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how familiar items like crayons, sneakers, chocolate, and guitars are made. And you'll have a chance to see and understand the whole manufacturing process--from raw materials through finished product.

As you tour, you'll see how each company has solved special problems and challenges in putting its product together. You'll also appreciate what people can accomplish with good technology and some creative thinking!

By the time you're done, you'll really appreciate just how much work goes into making some of your favorite things! Each volume includes:

• Glossary
• For More Information
• Index

(20011101)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Fun Facts supply other bits of information, and full-color photographs show factory employees at work."
-- School Library Journal (September 2002) (School Library Journal 20011101)

"A wealth of photos are exhibited to illustrate various equipment, personnel and activities. Recommended to update or to extend elementary, middle school or public libraries."
-- Tri State Young Adult Book Review Committee (November 2001) (Tri State Young Adult Book Review Committee 20020901)

"A wealth of photos are exhibited to illustrate various equipment, personnel and activities. Recommended to update or to extend elementary, middle school or public libraries."
-- Tri State Young Adult Book Review Committee (November 2001) (UNKNOWN )

"Fun Facts supply other bits of information, and full color photographs show factory employees at work."
-- School Library Journal (September 2002) (School Library Journal )

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Blackbirch Press; 1 edition (September 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567114792
• ISBN-13: 978-1567114799
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,955,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tanya Lee Stone is an award-winning author of books for kids and teens. Stone went to performing arts high school in New Haven, CT and went on to major in English at Oberlin College (and study Voice at Oberlin Conservatory). After graduation she moved to New York and became an editor. Stone was an editor for more than a dozen years and has a Masters Degree in Science Education. She teaches Writing for Children at Champlain College.

After moving to Vermont, Stone became a full-time writer and has published more than 90 books for young readers. She writes picture books, nonfiction, and Young Adult fiction. Her newest nonfiction books have garnered some major awards. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Candlewick 09), received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, Jane Addams Honor, YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, Orbis Pictus Honor, and was awarded ALA's Sibert Medal for the best nonfiction book for young readers of 2010. The Good the Bad, and the Barbie won SCBWI's Golden Kite Award for the best nonfiction book of the year for 2011.

Her Young Adult novel, A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl (Wendy Lamb/Random House) was an IRA Young Adult Choice, an ALA Quick Picks, an NYPL Book for the Teen Age, and SLJ Book of the Month. Her newest nonfiction picture books, Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote and Sandy's Circus: A Story About Alexander Calder received starred reviews and were put on several state award lists. Elizabeth Leads the Way is also an ALA Notable, an Amelia Bloomer Award title, and a CBC Notable Social Studies Book.

Forthcoming titles include picture books about Elizabeth Blackwell and Jane Addams, as well as a YA nonfiction book about the first black paratroopers in WWII called Courage Has No Color.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars My child loved this book!, January 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Made in the USA - Teddy Bears (Hardcover)

My little girl loved this book. She has always adored teddy bears and now collects them. This summer we plan to take her to The Vermont Teddy Bear Company. She brought this book in for show and tell along with her favorite bear, and gave a short presentation on how teddy bears are made. I would certainly recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Teddy bears are great!, December 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Made in the USA - Teddy Bears (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent tutorial in how teddy bears are made and how great the VT teddy bear company is! I never wanted a teddy bear until I read this book. I live in VT and I am excited about going to the Vt Teddy bear company factory and purchasing my own teddy bear!

5.0 out of 5 stars BEHIND THE SCENES AT VERMONT TEDDY BEAR FACTORY, December 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Made in the USA - Teddy Bears (Hardcover)

An exciting, behind-the-scenes tour through the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, where you can see step-by-step how teddy bears are made. Great full-color photos show you how the cloth is cut, how each bear is filled and sewn, and how their many outfits are created. Special sidebars on the company's history and other topics add additional fun background.