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Rubik's Cube creator : Erno Rubik / Paige V. Polinsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Polinsky, Paige V., author.
- Series:
- Toy trailblazers.
- Toy Trailblazers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rubik, Ern--Juvenile literature.
- Rubik, Ern.
- Rubik's Cube--Juvenile literature.
- Rubik's Cube.
- Inventors--Biography.
- Inventors.
- Genre:
- Children's nonfiction.
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (35 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Publishing, 2018.
- Summary:
- In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of Rubik's Cube, Erno Rubik. Follow the story of Professor Rubik as he invents the Magic Cube and moves past its disappointing flop in Hungary to winning Toy of the Year and international success as Rubik's Cube. 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.-- Source other than Librray of Congress.
- Contents:
- Young Erno
- Dedicated designer
- Teaching tool
- Cracking the cube
- A clunky dud
- Back to life
- Smart sales
- Cube construction
- Flash and fade
- Busy in Budapest
- The need for speed
- Still turning
- Timeline.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-68078-689-X
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