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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2019-03-19
Page Count
48
Publisher
Clarion Books
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781328866844
Lexile
960
Themes
inventions
imagination 

The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons

Written by Natascha Biebow and Illustrated by Steven Salerno

What child doesn't love to hold a crayon in their hands?  But children didn't always have such magical boxes of crayons.  Before Edwin Binney set out to change things, children couldn't really even draw in color.

Here’s the true story of an inventor who so loved nature’s vibrant colors that he found a way to bring the outside world to children – in a bright green box for only a nickel! With experimentation, and a special knack for listening, Edwin Binney and his dynamic team at Crayola created one of the world’s most enduring, best-loved childhood toys – empowering children to dream in COLOR!

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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2019-03-19
Page Count
48
Publisher
Clarion Books
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781328866844
Lexile
960
Themes
inventions
imagination 
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