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Ford, Gilbert

The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation

40 pp. | Atheneum | September, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-5065-2 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-5066-9
(3) 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

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