The marvelous thing that came from a spring : the accidental invention of the toy that swept the nation

Ford, Gilbert

Endries, Greg

Notes
36 unnumbered pages :colour illustrations.
Summary: One day a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer... and so did Richard's imagination. He know right away that he had stumbled onto something marvelous. Richard and his wife, Betty, 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.
Location edition Bar Code due date
Sophisticated Picture Books First edition K60354S
call #:SPIC F
ISBN:9781481450652
pub:2016