Claims
- 1. A book having components, said book components comprising:a front cover; a back cover; optionally, at least one page between the front and back covers; a binding means; wherein said front cover, back cover, and optional page are constructed of a material consisting of foam; and said front cover, back cover, and at least one page being attached along one side to said binding means; and wherein one or more of said front and back covers or pages are further die cut to contain a removable manipulative portion.
- 2. A book as defined in claim 2 wherein said manipulative piece cooperates with a recess of the binding of said in a puzzle-like fashion.
- 3. A book as defined in claim 2 wherein said binding means comprises a foam spine attached to all other components of the book via a heat melt adhesive.
- 4. A book as defined in claim 2 wherein said binding means further comprises a foam spine attached to all other components of the book via a glue.
- 5. A book as defined in claim 2 wherein said components of said book are silk screened.
- 6. A book as defined in claim 2 wherein said components of said book are die cut in the shape of animals.
- 7. A book as defined in claim 2 wherein said front and back covers of said book are die cut in the shape of animals.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation application which claims priority from U.S. utility application No. 09/564,152 filed May 3, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,189,932, which is a continuation appl. which claims priority from U.S. utility application No. 09/149,781 filed Sep. 8, 1998 which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,070,909.
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