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The Crayon Man

by Natascha Biebow

Illustrator: Steven Salerno

Ages: 6+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

ISBN: 978-1-328-86684-4

Keywords: Crayons, Technology, Biography, Inventions

An eye for color ad an ear for consumers' requests resulted in Edwin Binney's timeless, kid-friendly invention. Cheerful mixed-media illustrations. Past and present methods of production are explained.