CONTACT:
Elaine
Kollias,
Folkmanis,
Inc.
800.654-8922
elaine
@
folkmanis.com
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
FolkmanisÒ
Puppets
Introduces
Innovative
Mid-Year
Releases
(EMERYVILLE,
CA, July
10,
2000)—Already
winning
consumer
awards
and
industry
accolades
for its
January
2000
releases,
FolkmanisÒ
Puppets
launches
its
mid-year
collection
of
innovative
puppet
designs.
Supplementing
the
company’s
remarkable
selection
of over
200 of
the most
extraordinary,
exquisitely
and
realistically
designed
creatures
in the
world,
this
season’s
amazing
puppets
are sure
to
keep
retailers
and
consumers
coming
back for
more
Folkmanis
fun!
A few of
the
exceptional
puppets
for
fall,
2000
are:
-
Snow
Leopard
-
Raccoon
In
Garbage
Can
-
Large
Tyrannosaurus
Rex
-
Small
Wizard
The
elusive,
endangered
SNOW
LEOPARD,
from
Folkmanis,
comes
alive!
This
puppet
is
designed
with
amazing
realistic
features,
including
soft
fur,
camouflage
spots,
long
tail and
stunning
eyes.
At
25-inches
long,
the Snow
Leopard
will
dazzle
kids and
adults,
raising
awareness
of the
plight
of this
disappearing
animal.
Appropriate
for ages
3 and
up, the
Snow
Leopard
has a
suggested
retail
price of
$46.
Folkmanis’
RACCOON
IN
GARBAGE
CAN
hides in
a soft,
8-inch
garbage
can.
This
raccoon
will
steal
your
food and
your
heart.
He’s
environmentally
conscious,
too—the
garbage
can has
the
Recycle
symbol
on its
side. A
simple
hand
movement
“pops”
him out
of this
hideout
anytime—day
or
night.
The
Raccoon
In
Garbage
Can is
geared
toward
children
and
adults
ages 3
and up
and has
a
suggested
retail
price of
$24.
Kids’
fascination
with
wizardry,
magic
and
spells
is
enhanced
with
their
own
personal
WIZARD
puppet
from
Folkmanis.
Available
in two
sizes,
SMALL
WIZARD
is
11-inches
tall and
LARGE
WIZARD
stands
30-inches.
Both
Wizards
come
dressed
in
mystical
purple
robe and
hat.
Young
apprentices
ages 3
and up
will
have
hours of
fun with
these
puppets,
which
have a
suggested
retail
price of
$14 and
$44.
Long
known as
the most
ferocious
dinosaur,
Folkmanis’
LARGE
Tyrannosaurus
Rex
keeps
his
species’
reputation
intact.
Standing
24-inches
tall,
T-rex
has
extraordinary
“scaly”
skin,
pointed
teeth
and
claws
(made of
soft,
safe
rubber—no
sharp
points),
a long
tail,
and is
sure to
become a
treasured
find for
any
young
paleontologist.
Designed
for ages
3 and
up, the
T-rex
has a
suggested
retail
price of
$60.
These
five
marvelous
puppets
are just
the
beginning
of
Folkmanis’
exciting
fall
2000
introductions.
Other
puppets
include:
23-inch
Brown
Bear,
30-inch
German
Shepherd,
23-inch
Large
Raccoon,
5-ich-wide
Mouse
in
Cheese,
12-inch-tall
Jack
in the
Box,
and
more.
Folkmanis®
Puppets
are
recommended
for ages
3 and up
and are
available
at
specialty
toy and
gift
stores,
including:
FAO
Schwarz,
Discovery
Channel
Store,
Natural
Wonders,
science/nature
museums,
zoo and
aquarium
gift
shops,
and
thousands
of
independent
toy and
gift
stores
and
specialty
retailers
nationwide
and in
over 15
countries
around
the
world.
You can
also
find
Folkmanis®
Puppets
online
at
Amazon.com
and
eToys.com.
For more
information
call
Folkmanis
at
800.654-8922
or go to
www.folkmanis.com
.
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