Title:
Monopoly mastermind : Charles B. Darrow / Paige V. Polinsky.
ISBN:
9781532110955
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Checkerboard Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing, [2017]
©2018
Physical Description:
32 pages : illustrated (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
A play sensation -- The landlord's game -- Play and pass it on -- Depression distraction -- Darrow's Monopoly -- Supply and demand -- Parker Brothers purchase -- Patent protection -- Wartime wonder -- Monopoly mischief -- Monopoly makers -- Timeless tokens -- Timeline.
Summary:
Readers will learn about the developer of the Monopoly board game, Charles B. Darrow. Follow the story of Darrow as he develops Monopoly from its roots as a tool to demonstrate the benefits of single tax through its evolution to the game we know today. Along the way readers will learn how Monopoly helped prisoners of war escape during World War II! Sidebars, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR 5.0 0.5 190675.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5 0.5 190675.
Personal Subject:
Interest grade level:
3-6.
Audience:
770L Lexile
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
on1003716894
Availability:
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