Board game builder : Milton Bradley / Lee Slater.
In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the builder of board games, Milton Bradley. Follow the story from Bradleys childhood, his early entrepreneurial work creating and selling stationery, his drafting education at Harvard, his first business creating and selling lithographs, and how these experiences came together when he formed the Milton Bradley Company and created the Game of Life. Bradleys family, retirement, and work producing educational materials to support the new movement in education called kindergarten are included. 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781624039751
- ISBN: 1624039758
- Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 21 cm.
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : ABDO Publishing Company, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1: A life of work and play begins -- Chapter 2: A young man with bright ideas -- Chapter 3: Early career -- Chapter 4: The checkered game of life -- Chapter 5: The making of a board game [Infographic] -- Chapter 6: The ups and downs of real life -- Chapter 7: Beyond the Board game -- Chapter 8: Bradley goes to Kindergarten -- Chapter 9: The changing Game of Life -- Chapter 10: Success and satisfaction -- Chapter 11: The end game -- Chapter 12: Milton Bradley's work lives on.
- Target Audience Note:
- 730L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.9 0.5 179684.
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- Bradley, Milton, 1836-1911 > Juvenile literature.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | J688.72 SLA (Text) | 36015000524914 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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