Download or read book The Collectors Encyclopedia of Barbie Dolls and Collectibles written by Sibyl St. John DeWein and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides comprehensive coverage of the history and manufacture of the popular dolls, describing and photographing numerous dolls in the Barbie collection
Download or read book Coffee with Barbie Doll written by Sandra Johnsie Bryan and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Barbie*r in amazing adventures, from her world travels to her many dazzling careers to her fabulous homes. This color-illustrated book of scenes from the life of everyone's favorite glamor doll and her friends is sure to appeal to young and old collectors alike. Barbie*r & *c 1998 Mattel, used under license, but not otherwise affiliated with Mattel.
Download or read book Naked Barbies Warrior Joes and Other Forms of Visible Gender written by Jeannie B. Thomas and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this folkloric examination of mass-produced material culture in the United States, Jeannie Banks Thomas examines the gendered sculptural forms that are among the most visible, including Barbie, Ken, and G.I. Joe dolls; yard figures (gnomes, geese, and flamingos); and cemetery statuary (angels, sports-related images, figures of the Virgin Mary, soldiers, and politicians). Images of females are often emphasized or sexualized, frequently through nudity or partial nudity, whereas those of the male body are not only clothed but also armored in the trappings of action and aggression. Thomas locates these various objects of folk art within a discussion of the post-women's movement discourse on gender. In addition to the items themselves, Thomas explores the stories and behaviors they generate, including legends of the supernatural about cemetery statues, oral narratives of yard artists and accounts of pranks involving yard art, narratives about children's play with Barbie, Ken, and G.I. Joe, and the electronic folklore (or "e-lore") about Barbie that circulates on the Internet.
Download or read book Barbie Culture written by Mary F Rogers and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses one of the most popular accessories of childhood, the Barbie doll, to explain key aspects of cultural meaning. Some readings would see Barbie as reproducing ethnicity and gender in a particularly coarse and damaging way - a cultural icon of racism and sexism. Rogers develops a broader, more challenging picture. She shows how the cultural meaning of Barbie is more ambiguous than the narrow, appearance-dominated model that is attributed to the doll. For a start, Barbie′s sexual identity is not clear-cut. Similarly her class situation is ambiguous. But all interpretations agree that, with her enormous range of lifestyle `accessories′, Barbie exists to consume. Her body is the perfect metaphor of modern times: plastic, standardized and oozing fake sincerity.
Download or read book Very Busy Barbie written by Barbara Slate and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody loves a mystery, especially Barbie. She's always hot on the trail of some exciting case.
Download or read book The World of Barbie Barbie written by Golden Books and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golden Books and Mattel are proud to celebrate 50 years of Barbie books! Girls ages 2-5 will love this this special edition Barbie Little Golden Book featuring vintage art from 1962.
Download or read book Barbie s Queer Accessories written by Erica Rand and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the history of the Barbie doll and at the cultural reappropriations of Barbie by artists, collectors and especially lesbians and gay men.
Download or read book Dressing Barbie written by Carol Spencer and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A legendary fashion designer for Barbie shares the story of her adventures working behind-the-scenes at Mattel, and spotlights the creations that transformed the world’s most famous doll into a style icon in this beautifully designed book—published in commemoration of Barbie’s sixtieth anniversary—illustrated with 100 full-color photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from the author’s private archive. Dressing Barbie is a dazzling celebration of the clothes that made America’s favorite doll, and the incredible woman behind them. For thirty-five years, Carol Spencer enjoyed an unparalleled reign as a Barbie fashion designer, creating some of Barbie’s most iconic looks from the early 1960s until the late 1990s. Barbie’s wide-ranging wardrobe—including princess gowns and daisy-print rompers, flirty sundresses and smart pantsuits— combined fashion trends and haute couture with a liberal dose of fantasy. In Dressing Barbie, the successful and prolific designer reminisces about her time at Mattel working with legendary figures such as Ruth Handler, Barbie’s creator, and Charlotte Johnson, the original Barbie designer, and talks about her best and most beloved clothing designs from each decade. But Carol’s most impressive creation is her own life. As Handler famously said, “Barbie always represented the fact that a girl has choices”—a credo Carol epitomized. In Dressing Barbie, she talks candidly about how she broke free of the constraints of the late 1950s to pursue a dazzling career and an independent life for herself. Over the course of her successful and prolific career, Carol won many accolades. She was the first designer to have her signature on the doll, the first to go on a signing tour, the first to design a limited-edition Barbie Doll for collectors, and the designer of the biggest selling Barbie of all time. Now, Carol is the first member of the inner circle to take fans behind the pink curtain, revealing the fashion world of Barbie, the quintessential California girl, as never before.
Download or read book Barbie Doll Exclusively for Timeless Creations written by Margo Rana and published by Hobby House Press. This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring these series: Bob Mackie, Happy holidays, Nostalgic, Hollywood legends.
Download or read book The Raider written by Jude Deveraux and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jude Deveraux continues her beloved Montgomery saga in America with this dramatic, passion-filled tale of rebellion and love—a breathtaking adventure to be savored all over again—or discovered for the first time! In colonial New England, the British are hunting a fearless, masked patriot whose daring foils them at every turn. He's known simply as the Raider. Jessica Taggert, a proud-tempered beauty, thrills to the Raider's scorching midnight embrace, but despises Alexander Montgomery, the drunken town buffoon. In truth, the cleverly disguised Montgomery lives two lives...and only his triumph over the hated Redcoats will free him, at last, to know the full pleasure of Jessica's love.
Download or read book Barbie written by Golden Books and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new counselor; my favorite teacher; a day with the pet doctor; my first pony; Barbie loves her sisters; Barbie loves weddings; Barbie loves spring ...
Download or read book Barbie written by Victoria Saxon and published by Grolier. This book was released on 2000 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbie is in Amazon jungle looking for a plant with the power to cure.
Download or read book Barbie My Book of Bunnies Barbie written by Golden Books and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbie and her sisters help out at a bunny farm.
Download or read book Barbie The Nutcracker written by Golden Books and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbie stars as Clara in this simple, gorgeously illustrated retelling of the classic ballet. Girls will feel as though they have front-row seats to this Christmas favorite!
Download or read book Barbie written by Liz Sonneborn and published by Lerner Publications TM. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbie changed what a doll could be. Before her, many dolls were baby dolls. Girls would care for these dolls and practice being mothers. But Barbie let girls imagine other futures. The iconic doll had many careers, inspiring girls to dream of new possibilities for themselves and for women. In the early 1950s, Ruth Handler was watching her daughter, Barbara, and her friends play with paper dolls. The dolls resembled women. Handler saw how the girls imagined themselves as the dolls. But paper dolls were flimsy and delicate. Handler thought the kids’ imaginations could take off even more if they had durable dolls. This led her to create Barbie dolls. These days about two Barbies are sold every second. Barbie has her own movies and TV series. The 2023 blockbuster Barbie dominated the box office. Learn more about Barbie and her impact.
Download or read book Barbie Collector s Guide written by Marilyn Easton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Barbie, you can be anything! Barbie has had many different careers over the years-from a surgeon to an astronaut-proving that anything is possible for you and Barbie! Packed with countless interesting Barbie-related facts.
Download or read book Hair is Amazing Barbie written by Random House and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate all types of amazing hair in this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader—featuring photos of a diverse cast of Barbie dolls! Perfect for children ages 3 to 5! Long, short, curly, pink—there are so many different types of hair, and all of them are beautiful! Barbie and her friends celebrate how all hair is amazing in this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader! Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. Since 1959, Barbie has shown girls that they can live their dreams. From an astronaut to a chef to a president, she knows that girls can do anything!
