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Made in the USA - Helicopters
Mindi Englart
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 25, 2002)Tour the factory of world-famous Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut. Founded by aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky, this plant produces a wide variety of copters--everything from privately owned vehicles to some of the most sophisticated military weapons in the world.
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Made in the USA - Chocolate
Samuel G. Woods
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Aug. 23, 1999)Everything from cacao pods to chocolate bunnies! Come along on a special tour of the Gertrude Hawk chocolate factory in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. See chocolate bars, lollipops, and buttercreams being mixed together, shaped, and packed. Discover the fascinating history of chocolate and find out how different kinds of chocolate are created.
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Kid’s Clothes: From Start to Finish
Samuel G. Woods, Peter Casolino
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Sept. 4, 2001)Pick up your Special Visitor's Pass and come along for a tour through some of America's most interesting factories in this series. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how familiar items like crayons, sneakers, chocolate, and guitars are made. And you'll have a chance to see and understand the whole manufacturing process--from raw materials through finished product. As you tour, you'll see how each company has solved special problems and challenges in putting its product together. You'll also appreciate what people can accomplish with good technology and some creative thinking! By the time you're done, you'll really appreciate just how much work goes into making some of your favorite things! Each volume includes: Glossary For More Information Index
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Pianos
Stephen Currie, Kathy Mclaughlin
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, March 28, 2006)Pick up your special visitor's pass and come along on a tour of the Steinway piano factory in Queens, New York! Find out how pianos are made, from treating the wood to installing the strings to final tuning. You'll never look at pianos in the same way again! (20011101)
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Made in the USA - Sneakers
Samuel G. Woods
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Aug. 23, 1999)Pick up your Special Visitor's Pass and come along for a tour through some of America's most interesting factories in this series. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how familiar items like crayons, sneakers, chocolate, and guitars are made. And you'll have a chance to see and understand the whole manufacturing process--from raw materials through finished product. As you tour, you'll see how each company has solved special problems and challenges in putting its product together. You'll also appreciate what people can accomplish with good technology and some creative thinking! By the time you're done, you'll really appreciate just how much work goes into making some of your favorite things! Each volume includes: Glossary For More Information Index
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Made in the USA - Teddy Bears
Tanya Lee Stone
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Sept. 8, 2000)Pick up your Special Visitor's Pass and come along for a tour through some of America's most interesting factories in this series. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how familiar items like crayons, sneakers, chocolate, and guitars are made. And you'll have a chance to see and understand the whole manufacturing process--from raw materials through finished product. As you tour, you'll see how each company has solved special problems and challenges in putting its product together. You'll also appreciate what people can accomplish with good technology and some creative thinking! By the time you're done, you'll really appreciate just how much work goes into making some of your favorite things! Each volume includes: Glossary For More Information Index
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Made in the USA - Toothpaste
Tanya Lee Stone
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, April 3, 2001)Pick up your Special Visitor's Pass and come along for a tour through some of America's most interesting factories in this series. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how familiar items like crayons, sneakers, chocolate, and guitars are made. And you'll have a chance to see and understand the whole manufacturing process--from raw materials through finished product. As you tour, you'll see how each company has solved special problems and challenges in putting its product together. You'll also appreciate what people can accomplish with good technology and some creative thinking! By the time you're done, you'll really appreciate just how much work goes into making some of your favorite things! Each volume includes: Glossary For More Information Index
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Made in the USA - Homes
Claire Kreger
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, March 24, 2003)Pick up your Special Visitor's Pass and come along for a tour through some of America's most interesting factories in this series. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how familiar items like crayons, sneakers, chocolate, and guitars are made. And you'll have a chance to see and understand the whole manufacturing process--from raw materials through finished product. As you tour, you'll see how each company has solved special problems and challenges in putting its product together. You'll also appreciate what people can accomplish with good technology and some creative thinking! By the time you're done, you'll really appreciate just how much work goes into making some of your favorite things! Each volume includes: Glossary For More Information Index
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Jelly Beans
Claire Kreger
Hardcover (Blackbirch, July 25, 2002)Looks at how the candy Jelly Belly is made, including adding sugars, coloring, and packaging.
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Made in the USA - Recycled Paper
Samuel G. Woods
Library Binding (Blackbirch Press, Sept. 8, 2000)Pick up your Special Visitor's Pass and come along for a tour through some of America's most interesting factories in this series. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how familiar items like crayons, sneakers, chocolate, and guitars are made. And you'll have a chance to see and understand the whole manufacturing process--from raw materials through finished product. As you tour, you'll see how each company has solved special problems and challenges in putting its product together. You'll also appreciate what people can accomplish with good technology and some creative thinking! By the time you're done, you'll really appreciate just how much work goes into making some of your favorite things! Each volume includes: Glossary For More Information Index
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Made in the USA - Pens
Mindi Englart
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, April 1, 2002)Behind the scenes at BIC. See everything from new product development and design, through injection molding, ink dying, and final packaging.
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Made in the USA - Guitars
Samuel G. Woods
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Aug. 23, 1999)Everything from sheets of mahogany to classical guitars! With a special VIP tour of the Martin Guitar Company in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, you'll see how an acoustic guitar is made, from wood selection to gluing, side bending, scalloping, purfling, and creation of special designs. You'll even see how the strings are added!
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