The Story of Walt Disney: Maker of Magical Worlds

by Bernice Selden, Yearling Staff

Overview

When Walt Disney was a child, he loved to draw. It's no wonder he grew up to create such memorable and loveable characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

Walt Disney spent a lifetime entertaining and delighting millions of children and adults alike—on film, on television, and in his magical kingdoms of Disneyland and Disney world. This is his story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780440402404
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	10/28/1989
Series:	Yearling Biography Series
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	870L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Bernice Selden has written many books for young readers. She is the author of The Mill Girls, a history of working women, as well as of The Story of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's Teacher.

Table of Contents

	Hog Rider	1
	Comedy Act	11
	The First Movies	21
	The Birth of Mickey Mouse	33
	The Three Little Pigs Wins an Oscar	41
	"Disney's Folly"	55
	Donald Duck Joins Up	65
	The Magic Kingdom	73
	The Kingdom of Disney	79
	Highlights in the Life of Walt Disney	89

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4-7-- A fast-paced look at the life and contributions of the man who created Disneyland, Mickey Mouse, and dozens of other cartoons and feature films. Selden enlivens the facts with humorous anecdotes and a cheerful, personable writing style. Errors and inconsistencies are minor. The book lacks an index, bibliography, and master list of films, but includes a section of black-and-white photographs. Other Disney biographies include DiFranco's Walt Disney: When Dreams Come True (Dillon, 1985; o.p.), which is less detailed than Selden's; Montgomery's fictionalized, abbreviated Walt Disney: Master of Make-Believe (Garrard, 1971), for younger children; and Fisher's The Walt Disney Story (Watts, 1988), for YAs, which focuses more on Disney's film work and overall achievements than on his personal and family life. --Ann W. Moore, formerly at Lane Road Library, Columbus, OH

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