A book assembly with a track, a slider, and a switch. The slider is visible and can be slid along the track by a user such as a child. The switch is activated by moving the slider in the track. Activating the switch plays a sound or lights a light.
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1. A book assembly, comprising: a plurality of pages;for each page in the plurality of pages: a track within the page, wherein the track has an end;a slider carried by the page, translatable along the track by tactile manipulation of the slider, wherein the slider has a leading edge positioned withi
1. A book assembly, comprising: a plurality of pages;for each page in the plurality of pages: a track within the page, wherein the track has an end;a slider carried by the page, translatable along the track by tactile manipulation of the slider, wherein the slider has a leading edge positioned within the track, such that upon translation of the slider along the track to the end of the track, the leading edge of the slider reaches the end of the track; anda membrane switch positioned at the end of the track, wherein the membrane switch is positioned to be actuated by the leading edge of the slider upon translation of the slider along the track to the end of the track;such that pages in the plurality of pages have separate tracks and switches. 2. The book assembly of claim 1 wherein a page in the plurality of pages is a cover of the book assembly. 3. The book assembly of claim 1, further comprising a front cover and a back cover. 4. The book assembly of claim 1 wherein in at least one page, the track has more than two endpoints. 5. The book assembly of claim 1, further comprising, in at least one page, means for returning the slider to a home position. 6. The book assembly of claim 1 wherein the slider is continuously translatable along the track or is translatable among more than two positions along the track. 7. The book assembly of claim 1 wherein in at least one page, the track is wide enough to accommodate a finger to manipulate the slider therein. 8. The book assembly of claim 7 wherein the slider contains a finger receiving recess or aperture configured to receive a user's fingertip therein, such that the finger receiving recess or aperture of the slider is substantially aligned with the track, and the slider is translatable along the track by a finger engaging the finger receiving recess or aperture. 9. The book assembly of claim 1, further comprising a window in at least one page. 10. The book assembly of claim 9 wherein a portion of the slider is visible in the window in at least one position of the slider along the track. 11. The book assembly of claim 9 wherein a background is visible in the window such that the slider, when translated along the track, passes in front of a portion of the background. 12. A book, comprising: at least one page having a lower layer, an upper layer, and a middle layer between the lower layer and the upper layer;a slot in the upper layer defining a travel path having an end;a slider movable in the middle layer via the slot, wherein the slider has a leading edge, such that upon translation of the slider along the track to the end of the track, the leading edge of the slider reaches the end of the track; andwherein the slider has an engagement portion for engaging and moving the slider relative to the slot;a membrane switch positioned in the middle layer on a plane substantially perpendicular to the travel path of the slider, such that the membrane switch is triggered by the leading edge of the slider engaging the membrane switch at the end of the travel path; anda user feedback component activated by the membrane switch. 13. The book of claim 12 wherein all of the slider, including the engagement portion, is between the upper layer and the lower layer. 14. The book of claim 12 wherein at least a portion of the slider extends above the upper layer. 15. The book of claim 12 wherein the engagement portion of the slider is a recess or aperture in the slider, such that the slider is fully contained between the upper and lower layers and does not extend above the upper layer. 16. The book of claim 12, further comprising a window in the upper layer. 17. The book of claim 12 wherein the user feedback component comprises an audio speaker. 18. The book of claim 12 wherein the user feedback component comprises a light-emitting diode. 19. The book of claim 12, further comprising a channel in the middle layer substantially aligned with the slot, such that the slider is movable within the channel. 20. The book of claim 19 wherein a narrowest dimension of the channel is wider than a narrowest dimension of the slot.
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