Who invented the toilet? How did the telephone get its shape? Why are the letters on a computer keyboard arranged the way they are? Who decides? In this fascinating history of everyday objects, Susan Goldman Rubin explains how manufacturers realized that well-designed products made more money; why the shape of an object depends on the materials and technology available; and that some designs just can't be improved upon. Filled with entertaining anecdotes, remarkable facts, and definitely user-friendly, Toilets, Toasters, &amp; Telephones, with 30 photographs and 13 elegant drawings by Elsa Warnick, is a delightful narrative of the history of some of the familiar objects we see all around us and the inspired geniuses who are responsible for what they look like.

Toilets, Toasters and Telephones: The How and Why of Everday Objects

Engineering & Transportation

Susan Goldman Rubin

Automotive

Scholastic. Inc.

The Anne Frank Case

Arts & Photography

Decorative Arts & Design

Scholastic Book Services

A legend or key helps people read maps. The legend lists symbols such as colors, lines, and shapes that stand for many different things - water, mountains, roads, schools, and airports. A scale tells how many inches on the map equals a mile in the real world. A compass rose shows which way is north, south, east, and west.

The Wiz Kids Take Off! (Hands-on Geography)

scholastic

A thought-provoking story about how artists generate and share ideas revisits the fall of 1888 when Vincent van Gogh invited Paul Gauguin to come live and work with him in his yellow house in the south of France.

The Yellow House: Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin Side by Side

Children's Books

Biographies

Harry N. Abrams

The Book of Love. When it COmes to Love Everyone has a story to tell. Brimming with photos, real life love letters, vintage mementos, stories, quotes, and unique pop-ups this highly stylized title resembles a handcrafted scrapbook. The imaginative design invites readers to explore the pages and to delight in the surprise interactive element hidden throughout the volume.... more » From romantic love to family love to unrequited love, this collection of stories and letters is a powerful celebration that will appeal to readers of all ages. Like a favorite family album or an old diary. THE BOOK OF LOVE is more than just a book-it is a treasure to be cherished

The Book of Love Author: Susan Goldman Rubin

Swept into the magical world of Mrs.Murgatroyd, Lucy discovers that being alone doesn\'t have to mean being lonely.Lucy wishes her family had never moved. She hates her new school and misses her big, cuddly collie. Just before moving day, Chipper had gotten sick and had to stay behind in the animal hospital-and Lucy doesn\'t know when he\'ll be able to come home.Alone in her room, Lucy remembers the people and animals she used to imagine hiding among the flowers on her old wallpaper. She begins to draw her favorite figure and tell herself a story: "This is the woman who lives in a hollow tree at the end of the rainbow." Suddenly, Lucy finds herself swept into the world of Mrs. Murgatroyd. Lucy tries the wise woman\'s magical rainbow paints and discovers that being alone doesn't have to mean being lonely.Accompanied by richly detailed watercolor paintings, The Rainbow Fields encourages children to use their own creativity to discover for themselves the importance and pleasures of solitude.This set includes The Rainbow Fields (hard-cover picture book), a child\'s activity book and a parent/teacher guide. 3 books total!

The Emotional Literacy Series: Loneliness

Liz Farrington

Enchante Innertainment Inc

That Pest Eddy

Breaking the Rules: What Is Contemporary Art?

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

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