Journey of a toy
By: John Malam
Series: Journey of a-
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781406239447; 9781406239379
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Toy industry; Plastic toys
Description: Looks at the journey of a plastic toy, examining how plastic is made, how toys are designed and manufactured, and how the finished toys are packaged, transported and distributed to shops, and eventually purchased and played with!
Notes: Originally published: 2012.

Key Stage 1.
Table of contents: title: What will you play with today?; title: Making plastic; title: Ideas for new plastic toys; title: Making drawings; title: Does it work?; title: Little bits of plastic; title: Melting and moulding; title: Cooling down; title: Painting and joining; title: Toy boxes and cartons; title: Carried by ship; title: Into the shops; title: A present for you!