From an Idea to Disney

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Title: From an Idea to Disney

Genre: Biography 

Author: Lowey Bundy Sichol

Awards: Texas Bluebonnet 2020-2021

Age Group: 8 to 12 year olds


Teacher Evaluation:

As a teacher, I think this would be an interesting book for students to read for fun or if we're working on writing biographies about other people. It's written in an interesting way with cute pictures throughout the book to help illustrate what is being said. The book also includes definitions for some of the words used on the pages throughout the book and not just at the end. 

Summary:

In this book the author writes about how Disney started as just an idea for Walt Disney and how it has become the big brand name we all know. It starts with some background on Walt's family and where he lived before moving to Hollywood to pursue being a cartoonist. In 1923 with his older brother Roy, they created the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood. That's where they met a film distributor, Margaret Winkler, who presented them with a contract stating that she'd pay them for 12 films. The contract she made them sign wasn't the best but Walt and Roy knew it was a start. After being tricked by Winkler's husband who wanted to take Walt's company he came up with his most famous cartoon character, Mickey Mouse who he almost named Mortimer Mouse. His idea with creating a cartoon for Mickey Mouse wasn't successful at first but eventually he got it right and the kids loved it. From there he went on to create the famous movies we know like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Bambi, etc and won some awards along the way. After that he started thinking of a family destination where children and adults could have fun together and that's how Disneyland and Disney World came to be. After that the company was doing well until both Walt and Roy died and they were scrambling to find a new CEO. After they found a new CEO Micheal Eisner who made many improvements to the company until they voted him out and Bob Iger became the new CEO. From there he made his own improvements to the Disney we know and love today. 

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