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Trading cards have been collected for over a century among kids and grown-ups alike. This book shows the step-by-step process of how these collectibles are created at Upper Deck.

Gr. 3-5. This entry in the Made in the U.S.A. series tackles a subject dear to the hearts of many grown-ups as well as kids, as trading cards decorated with pictures of favorite sports figures have entertained and delighted hobbyists since cards were first produced in 1869. Smith takes readers behind the scenes at Upper Deck, the largest sports trading-card company in the world, for a quick peek at how the cards are produced--from photo selection, design, and printing to packing for shipment. Photos of workers involved in the manufacturing process, along with a few player action shots, decorate the pages, and frequent heads in orange type let kids know precisely what to expect in the text. More about the selection of the photos would have been nice, but the book nevertheless gives a high-interest luster to a manufacturing process. Stephanie Zvirin
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