Crayola Creators: Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith

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In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the creators of Crayolas, cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. Follow their story from childhood, their early work at Edwin's father's Peekskill Chemical Works, and the company's evolution into the Binney & Smith Company. Binney and Smith create a wax pencil, slate pencils, and dustless chalk, culminating in the invention of the Crayola. Learn how Crayolas are made, who came up with the name, and about other Binney & Smith Company products. Binney and Smith families, retirements, and community contributions 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. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
BISACS JNF007000, JNF056000, JNF061010, JNF007020
Genre Nonfiction
Subject Biographies
Copyright 2016
Division Abdo Publishing
Imprint Checkerboard Library
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Season 2015-12-15
ISBN 9781624039768, 9781680771343
Title Format Reinforced Library Bound Hardcovers, Anywhere eBooks
Dewey 741.2
Graphics Full-color photographs
Dimensions 8 x 8
Lexile 740
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 4.9
ATOS Interest Level MG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 179686
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Glossary of key words, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Timeline of key events
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