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

Natascha Biebow
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Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This picture book biography tells the story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved stationary supplies. purple mountains’ majesty, mauvelous, jungle green, razzmatazz… What child doesn't love to hold a crayon in their hands?  But children didn't always have such magical boxes of crayons. 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 box for only a nickel!
Genres: Picture BooksBiographyNonfictionHistoryChildrensArtBiography MemoirHistoricalScienceJuvenile
48 Pages

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