Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse. The Ultimate History. 40th Ed.

On November 18, 1928, the world’s most famous Mouse made his very first public debut. Today, we celebrate 90+ years of Mickey in one of the most expansive illustrated publications on the Disney universe. Starting with the first sketches of a character who was almost named Mortimer, we trace the career of Walt Disney’s and Ub Iwerks’s most famous creation, one met with an explosion of worldwide popularity preceded only by the earlier successes of Charlie Chaplin.

With unlimited access to Disney’s vast historical collections as well as public and private collections, the authors bring Mickey’s success story to life: concept art, story sketches, background paintings, and animation drawings as well as historical photographs trace the origins and evolution of such timeless favorites as Steamboat Willie, The Band Concert, and Brave Little Tailor. They also follow Mickey as he builds on this legendary library of short cartoons by appearing in two historic feature-length films, Fantasia and Fun and Fancy Free.

Extensive archival research sheds new light on little-known chapters of Mickey’s career, the origins of the Mickey Mouse Club, and his use as a patriotic icon during World War II. Along the way, we encounter the work of all major Mickey artists in both film and comics, including such greats as Ub Iwerks, Win Smith, Ferdinand Horvath, Fred Moore, Floyd Gottfredson, Carl Barks, Manuel Gonzales, Paul Murry, Romano Scarpa, Giorgio Cavazzano, Byron Erickson, and César Ferioli.

Mickey Mouse has left an indelible mark on everyday culture as well as high art, becoming a favored subject for Pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Roy Lichtenstein. As Walt Disney once said: “I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing―that it was all started by a mouse.” And an end to the success story is nowhere in sight. Today, 90+ years after his creation, Mickey remains as lovable and popular as ever. Let’s pay tribute to the little fellow, his legend, and his legacy with a monument to the one and only Mickey Mouse.

About the series

TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program―now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.

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Spelling:

Monday write your Spelling words 5 times each in your Spelling Journal in ABC order

Tuesday:

Write your Spelling words in your Spelling Journal and include a definition for each word in your Spelling Journal.

Wednesday:

Use your Spelling words in a story you create and include a illustration for your story in your Spelling Journal.

Or use your Spelling words in Sentences.

Thursday:

Take a Pre-Spelling Test write any words you miss 5 times each in your Spelling Journal.

Friday:

If you missed words on your Pre-Spelling Test then re-take the test if you made a 100 take today off and do something fun.

Write what you did in your Spelling Journal and include a photo of what you did.

Reading:

Charlie will be reading Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse. The Ultimate History. 40th Ed. for 30 minutes Monday through Thursday. Then Charlie will write 2 facts he learned each day in his reading Journal.

Friday Charlie will turn these facts into a report he will read out loud and we will take a photo of his performance.

Math Class:

Look up facts about Mickey Mouse that can be turned into Math problems for someone in your family to work out. Then have them create 5 math problems for you to work out.

How long has Mickey been around.
How many movies has he been in?

How many Cartoons was Mickey in?

Write the Math problems in your Math Journal.

Drama Class:

Watch a Mickey Mouse Movie or Cartoon and act out one of the scenes you saw for your parents.

Visit a Costume Store for a Mickey Mouse costume and dress up for your performance.

Write out a description of your performance in your Drama Journal and include a photo of your performance.

Music Class:

Look up Mickey Mouse movies and see if you can find songs in them and learn one of the songs to perform for your parents. Write where you found the song and the lyrics to the song inside your Music Journal.

Include a phot of your performance in your Music Journal.

PE:

Look up movies and Cartoons with Mickey Mouse in it and see what he does for Exercise because I know I’ve seen Mickey Mouse dance and play Football which you can do in your pe class.

In your PE journal write a description of what your found out in your PE Journal and include a photo of you performing what you found out.

Cooking Class:

Create cookies based on Mickie Mouses career and include the way he has changed over the years.

Write the Recipe for the Cooking inside your Cooking Journal which will be turned into a Cookbook at the end of the year and include a photo of the Cookies you make.

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates