Barbie And Ruth
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| Author | : Lee Slater |
| Publisher | : ABDO |
| Total Pages | : 35 |
| Release | : 2016-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1680771329 |
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.
| Author | : Ruth Handler |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 230 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780681007635 |
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
| Author | : Cindy Eagan |
| Publisher | : Mattel, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2017-09-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1683430565 |
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!
| Author | : M.G. Lord |
| Publisher | : Liveright Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2024-03-05 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1324095768 |
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).
| Author | : BarbieTM |
| Publisher | : Studio Fun International |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008-08-12 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780794416492 |
• 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
| Author | : Mary F Rogers |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 183 |
| Release | : 2009-12-04 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1848609051 |
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.
| Author | : Carol Spencer |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 245 |
| Release | : 2019-03-19 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0062802453 |
A legendary fashion designer for Barbie shares the story of her adventures working behind-the-scenes at Mattel, and spotlights the creations that transformed the world’s most famous doll into a style icon in this beautifully designed book—published in commemoration of Barbie’s sixtieth anniversary—illustrated with 100 full-color photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from the author’s private archive. Dressing Barbie is a dazzling celebration of the clothes that made America’s favorite doll, and the incredible woman behind them. For thirty-five years, Carol Spencer enjoyed an unparalleled reign as a Barbie fashion designer, creating some of Barbie’s most iconic looks from the early 1960s until the late 1990s. Barbie’s wide-ranging wardrobe—including princess gowns and daisy-print rompers, flirty sundresses and smart pantsuits— combined fashion trends and haute couture with a liberal dose of fantasy. In Dressing Barbie, the successful and prolific designer reminisces about her time at Mattel working with legendary figures such as Ruth Handler, Barbie’s creator, and Charlotte Johnson, the original Barbie designer, and talks about her best and most beloved clothing designs from each decade. But Carol’s most impressive creation is her own life. As Handler famously said, “Barbie always represented the fact that a girl has choices”—a credo Carol epitomized. In Dressing Barbie, she talks candidly about how she broke free of the constraints of the late 1950s to pursue a dazzling career and an independent life for herself. Over the course of her successful and prolific career, Carol won many accolades. She was the first designer to have her signature on the doll, the first to go on a signing tour, the first to design a limited-edition Barbie Doll for collectors, and the designer of the biggest selling Barbie of all time. Now, Carol is the first member of the inner circle to take fans behind the pink curtain, revealing the fashion world of Barbie, the quintessential California girl, as never before.
| Author | : Tanya Lee Stone |
| Publisher | : Speak |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : Barbie dolls |
| ISBN | : 9780147516060 |
A look at how Barbie became an icon and the impact that she has had on our culture.
| Author | : Raimonda Tamosauskaite |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2014-11-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780991194216 |
| Author | : Stacey Handler |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
Barbie. The ideal American woman. Can you imagine what it is like to live in Barbie's shadow- the shadow of the ideal?Stacey Handler, granddaughter of Ruth Handler, creator of the original Barbie doll, knows what life after Barbie is like, as she has lived for 30 years in that shadow. Stacey now reveals in this new book The Body Burden, her personal story of a lifetime battle with body image. She openly discloses her own feelings about the Barbie doll, her grandmother's innocent perfect creation. She shares her moments of low self-esteem, including the fears, insecurities, and distorted body image that have been bestowed on her. She also speaks out about hying with and battling juvenile diabetes, as well as her verbally abusive former marriage which further increased her body image problem.The book itself is composed of Stacey's poetry and personal thoughts. She shares her honest feelings and concerns, focusing on both her struggles and triumphs in hope of aiding other women who are in similar pain. Not only does she discuss her weakness with food, but she also explores more universal feelings that women have about their bodies. She discusses society's unrealistic expectations and about how women feel about being expected to walk that perfect thin line. Her writing goes way beyond her own personal struggles.The Body Burden has something for all shapes and sizes. The plus-size woman, the anorexic, bulimic, the overeater and even the women without a body image disorder can relate to Stacey's real-life issues and strikingly real universal thoughts.Stacey's personal story brings a lesson of life, learning and love to us all. She believes in finding your own strength andfollowing it to success. Through personal candid stories, secret thoughts, and past experiences, Stacey takes her readers through a journey of truth and discovery. The Body Burden is Stacey's story of growing up with a battle of body image, experiencing pain, discomfort, confusion, loneliness, and finally hope.
