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Greg Endries
1 Reviews
Ford, Gilbert
The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation
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K-3
Illustrated by
Gilbert Ford.
Photographs by
Greg Endries.
In 1943, naval engineer Richard James brought home a walking torsion spring. With some entrepreneurial risk-taking and clever marketing, he and his wife, Betty, transformed his discovery into a toy sensation, the Slinky. Engaging illustrations--photographed dioramas posing digital art with found objects--resemble period advertisements, while the text effectively distills the excitement of the enterprising invention for young audiences. Bib.
Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin
1 reviews
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