Barbie Developer: Ruth Handler
Barbie Developer: Ruth Handler

Author: Lee Slater

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1680771329

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In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the developer of the Barbie doll, Ruth Handler. Follow the story of Handler's early work with her husband Elliott making and selling plastic products, their collaboration with Harold Matson to form Mattel, Handler's inspiration for a new kind of doll, and the company's introduction of Barbie in 1959. Readers will follow Barbie's evolution through the ensuing decades as Handler continuously reinvented Barbie to appeal to new generations. Learn how Barbies are made, who came up with the name, the role of the Mickey Mouse Club in Barbie's success, and about other Mattel products. Handler's family and her retirement as president from Mattel and her subsequent work for cancer survivors with her new company Nearly Me is also covered. Sidebars, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Dream Doll
Dream Doll

Author: Ruth Handler

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9780681007635

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The author recounts how she and her husband founded the Mattel Toy company, discusses her bout with breast cancer, and describes the breast prosthesis company she subsequently started

Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll
Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll

Author: M.G. Lord

Publisher: Liveright Publishing

Published: 2024-03-05

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1324095768

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Barbie is a strong, independent doll. But is she a feminist icon? It’s complicated. Since her introduction in 1959, Barbie’s impact has been revolutionary. Far from being a toy designed by men to oppress women, she was a toy invented by women to teach women what was expected of them, for better or for worse. Whether tarred-and-glittered as antifeminist puffery or celebrated as a feminist icon (or, at any rate, an important cultural touchstone in understanding feminism) Barbie has undeniably influenced generations of girls. In Forever Barbie, cultural critic, investigative journalist, and first-generation Barbie owner M. G. Lord uncovers the surprising story behind Barbie’s smash success. Revealing her low origins as “Bild Lilli,” a risqué doll for adults sold as a gag gift in postwar Germany, Forever Barbie traces Barbie’s development and transformation, through countless makeovers and career changes, into an international pop culture icon and now “traditional toy.” Though not every doll in the line has been a hit—with pregnant Midge and Growing up Skipper among the more intriguing disasters—Barbie’s endurance, Lord writes, speaks as much to Mattel’s successful marketing as it does to our society’s overall ambivalence toward femininity. With new accessories, including a preface on the latest developments in the Barbieverse, Forever Barbie “will make you think of America’s most celebrated plastic doll in ways you never have before” (Susan Faludi).

The Story of Barbie and The Woman Who Created Her (Barbie)
The Story of Barbie and The Woman Who Created Her (Barbie)

Author: Cindy Eagan

Publisher: Mattel, Inc.

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1683430565

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A beautifully illustrated picture book about Barbie--the most famous doll in the world--and her visionary creator, Ruth Handler. Ruth Handler wanted to create a doll that would inspire little girls to use their huge imaginations and big dreams about their futures. When told it wasn't possible, Ruth Handler proved them wrong by creating the most famous doll ever. This beautiful picture book will inspire children ages 3 to 7 to believe that anything is possible-especially with Barbie!

Barbie Culture
Barbie Culture

Author: Mary F Rogers

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2009-12-04

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1848609051

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This book uses one of the most popular accessories of childhood, the Barbie doll, to explain key aspects of cultural meaning. Some readings would see Barbie as reproducing ethnicity and gender in a particularly coarse and damaging way - a cultural icon of racism and sexism. Rogers develops a broader, more challenging picture. She shows how the cultural meaning of Barbie is more ambiguous than the narrow, appearance-dominated model that is attributed to the doll. For a start, Barbie′s sexual identity is not clear-cut. Similarly her class situation is ambiguous. But all interpretations agree that, with her enormous range of lifestyle `accessories′, Barbie exists to consume. Her body is the perfect metaphor of modern times: plastic, standardized and oozing fake sincerity.

Barbie and the Diamond Castle Panorama Sticker Storybook
Barbie and the Diamond Castle Panorama Sticker Storybook

Author: BarbieTM

Publisher: Studio Fun International

Published: 2008-08-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780794416492

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• Set includes: 16-page full color storybook / over 20 reusable paper stickers to create multiple scenes / A double-sided vivid panoramic backdrop for sticker play that folds out from back cover • Interactive—kids place their stickers on the sticker board to recreate the story in the storybook. • Storybook and stickers are stapled into the sticker board to keep components together at retail. • Books will have a spine • Great companion to the Barbie and the Diamond Castle board book, also publishing August 2008. • Previous RDCP direct to video tie-ins for Barbie in this format sold very well: Barbie of Swan Lake (136,000), Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (103,000), Barbie Magic of Pegasus (57,700), Barbie as The 12 Dancing Princesses (74,000), and Barbie and The Magic of the Rainbow (34,000) success—Over 404,000 copies sold combined (See back of TI for breakdown) It’s Barbie sticker fun time! This exciting sticker play pack is based on the newest direct-to-video release in September 2008 – Barbie and the Diamond Castle. Girls can follow along with the story and then create their own version with reusable stickers and a two-sided play board—sure to inspire hours of creative play. Based on the latest direct–to–video Barbie movie, the newest title in this best-selling series comes alive. In it, Barbie plays Emma, who, with her best friend Isabelle, goes on an incredible adventure. Girls can follow along with the story and then create their own version with reusable stickers and a two-sided playboard—sure to inspire hours of creative play. Set includes: 16-page full color storybook / over 20 reusable paper stickers to create multiple scenes / A double-sided vivid panoramic backdrop for sticker play that folds out from back cover

Barbie and Ruth
Barbie and Ruth

Author: Robin Gerber

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-03-24

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0061895199

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“Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.” —Time Barbie and Ruth is the remarkable true story of the world’s most famous toy and the woman who created her. It is a fascinating account of how one visionary woman and her product changed an industry and sparked a lasting debate about women’s roles. At once a business book, a colorful portrait of an extraordinary female entrepreneur, and a breathtaking look at a cultural phenomenon, Barbie and Ruth is a must read for anyone who ever owned a Barbie doll. This is the entwined tale of two exceptional women. One was a voluptuous eleven-inch-tall beauty who debuted at the 1959 Toy Fair in New York City and quickly became the treasure of 9 out of 10 American girls and their counterparts in 150 countries. She went on to compete as an Olympic athlete, serve as an air force pilot, work as a boutique owner, run as a presidential candidate, and ignite a cultural firestorm. The other was Ruth Handler, the tenth child of Polish Jewish immigrants. A brilliant, creative, ruthless, and passionately competitive visionary, Ruth was a mother and wife who wanted it all—a masterful entrepreneur who, together with her curvaceous plastic creation, changed American business and culture forever.

The Story of Barbie Doll
The Story of Barbie Doll

Author: Kitturah B. Westenhouser

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 9781574321012

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Traces the history of Barbie dolls and related toys, including changes in faces, bodies, and hairdos, costume design, Ken, Midge, and other dolls, versions for collectors, and international adaptations