The marvelous thing that came from a spring the accidental invention of the toy that swept the nation
"With magnificent dioramic illustrations, Gilbert Ford captures the joy, creativity, and determination behind the invention of an iconic, one-of-a-kind toy: the Slinky! One day, a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk... and so did Richard's ima...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
[2016]
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The marvelous thing that came from a spring : |b the accidental invention of the toy that swept the nation / |c written and illustrated by Gilbert Ford ; photography by Greg Endries. |
| 246 | 1 | 4 | |a Gilbert Ford's the marvelous thing that came from a spring |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Atheneum Books for Young Readers, |c [2016] | |
| 300 | |a 1 volume (unpaged) : |b color illustrations ; |c 29 cm. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 520 | |a "With magnificent dioramic illustrations, Gilbert Ford captures the joy, creativity, and determination behind the invention of an iconic, one-of-a-kind toy: the Slinky! One day, a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk... and so did Richard's imagination. He knew right away that he had stumbled onto something marvelous. With the help of his wife, Betty, Richard took this ordinary spring and turned it into a plaything. But it wasn't just any old trinket--it was a Slinky, and it would become one of the most popular toys in American history,"--Amazon.com. | ||
| 521 | 1 | |a Ages 4-8. | |
| 521 | 2 | |a K to grade 3. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Slinky (Toy) |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Inventors |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Endries, Greg, |e photographer. | |
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