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 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/13/2016
ISBN: 9781481450652
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.10w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2016
School Library Journal 07/01/2016 pg. 92
Booklist 07/01/2016 pg. 51
Publishers Weekly 07/11/2016
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2016

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 187408 / Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5