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Boothroyd, Jennifer

From Marbles to Video Games: How Toys Have Changed

32 pp. | Lerner | August, 2011 | Library ISBN 978-0-7613-6746-8 $25.26

(4) K-3 Lightning Bolt Books: Comparing Past and Present series. Boothroyd provides simple then-and-now examinations of toys and games. It's a kid-friendly approach, but the comparisons are cursory, and the examples aren't always era-exclusive ("In the past, kids played with...tin soldiers. These days kids play with action figures"). Stock photos show present-day children (in color) and kids of the past (in black and white) having fun. Mini-biographies are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi