Wheeling, IL – January 1, 2008 – Elenco® Electronics, Inc., the maker of Snap Circuits® and other innovative educational toys has announced it will be the exclusive USA domestic distributor for the Bowen Hill line of educational toys. These will be marketed under the Science Tech®, Discovery Planet® and Edu-Toys® brands. Initially there will be over sixty products including Rock Tumblers, Metal Detectors, Simulated Frog Dissection kits, telescopes, microscopes and science kits covering the human body and geology.
Elenco® Electronic’s Executive Vice-President James Cecchin, “felt the agreement was a perfect fit for the respective companies. The Bowen Hill Line of educational toys is a wonderful addition to our line of educational kits.”
Elenco® will take over distribution from California Creations. Elenco® is best known for its Snap Circuits® series of electronic educational toys. These toys include the recently released Snap Rover®, the Snap Circuit®, Jr., Snap Circuit® Standard, Snap Circuit® Pro and the Snap Circuit® Extreme.
Snap Circuits® was given the 2007 Gold Award by the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA), has been chosen by Better Homes and Gardens as one of the best toys in 2006 and was awarded “Dr Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products” and “Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Educational Products.”
Elenco® Electronics is located in Wheeling, IL, and is a supplier of Innovative Toys and Educational Devices internationally.
For more information contact Elenco® Electronics, Inc., 150 W. Carpenter Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090. Phone: (800) 533-2441 Fax: (847) 520-0085 Web Site: https://elenco.com Email: elenco@elenco.com