Twinsburg, OH - (March 24, 2011) – Building on its reputation of providing products that educate about the wonders of the wild through creative play, Wild Republic adds Nuts & Bolts construction sets to its line of nature themed action products.

Nuts & Bolts (MSRP $13 each for ages 8 and up) are metal and plastic pieces that, when assembled by using the included basic tools, become some of Wild Republic’s consumer-favorite animal species and dinosaurs, such as a stegosaurus, lion, T-Rex, elephant, and giraffe. Along the same theme that makes Wild Republic ’s Morphs™ interchangeable, mix-and-match snap-together toys, which are among the company’s best–selling products, each Nuts & Bolts set has interchangeable parts with each of the other Nuts & Bolts animals.

Vishnu Chandra, President of the company, explains, “Our hands-on construction and assembly items have been one of the best-selling features of our products. We are pleased to present our Nuts & Bolts products at Toy Fair and that we can immediately start shipping them to retail.”

Last year, a big hit item for Wild Republic was the introduction of its Mini Morphs™, a slightly smaller version of its interchangeable, mix-and-match snap-together toys. This year, more new Mini Morphs sets will be shown, and other products will also be featured in Mini form. Wild Republic ’s economically priced and durable Chompers (MSRP $5 for ages 3 and up) have nearly doubled in the number of species of animals offered, and all of Chompers are now going to be available as Mini Chompers version ($4 for ages 5 and up).

Throughout its 31 years, Wild Republic has had a knack for knowing the “next big thing” among people’s natural wildlife wonder and offering a broad spectrum of various animal species products to meet that demand. From its phenomenal successes with its Hanging Monkeys and Snakesss to its current fan favorites, Wild Republic moves into its fourth decade of wildlife education as the long-term leader in providing nature-themed toys. The company’s current brands include, Cuddlekins, WOWs, Audubon Birds, Paws & Claws, Vibes, Know & Grow, wooden puzzles, foam and plush hats, wind-ups and puppets, among other items.

Wild Republic , the nature toy brand of K&M International, Inc., is a preeminent brand of action-driven, nature-themed toys designed to spark a child's imagination and educate about the wonders of the wild through creative play. K&M International, Inc., headquartered in Twinsburg, Ohio, near Cleveland, is the leading provider of nature-themed toys to the specialty toy and gift markets. The brands' consumer Web site is located at www.wildrepublic.com

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